SS.7.CG.3.5: Amendment Process

What is an Amendment?

• A change to the Constitution

• A type of government

• A law passed by Congress

• A Supreme Court decision

How many amendments to the US Constitution are there?

• 27

• 10

• 33

• 21

What are the first 10 Amendments known as?

• The Bill of Rights

• The Federalist Papers

• The Magna Carta

• The Declaration of Independence

Where is the Amendment Process described in the US Constitution?

• Article 5 of the US Constitution

• Article 1 of the US Constitution

• Article 3 of the US Constitution

• Article 7 of the US Constitution

What is Step 1 of the Amendment Process?

What is Step 2 of the Amendment Process?

The Framers of the Constitution wanted it to be ________________, but __________________ to amend.

• difficult, possible

• easy, impossible

• impossible, easy

• simple, hard

What is the first step in the amendment process, which means 'to present for consideration'?

• CONGRESS PROPOSES

• PRESIDENT APPROVES

• SUPREME COURT REVIEWS

• STATES RATIFY

What is the second step in the amendment process, which means 'to approve'?

• STATES RATIFY

• CONGRESS PROPOSES

• PRESIDENT SIGNS

• SUPREME COURT REVIEWS

What fraction of vote is needed in the U.S. CONGRESS to PROPOSE an amendment?

• 2/3

• 1/2

• 3/4

• 1/3