The Legislative Branch Ch.2 Quiz

What happened when the Constitution was not accepted by all when it was first written?

• Amendments were made

• Congress raised their own salaries

• People were accused of crimes

What are often considered the most important amendments?

• Congress

• The amendment of 1992

• The Bill of Rights

What are amendments meant to do?

• Petition Congress

• Improve or correct the original document

• Change the Constitution every 20 years

What is one way the Constitution can be amended?

• When 50% of Congress agree, and then 3/4 of states ratify it

• When 50% of states agree, and then Congress ratifies it

• When 2/3 of both houses of Congress agree, and then 3/4 of the states approve

What is another way the Constitution can be amended?

• 2/3 of the state legislatures may vote to demand an amendment

• The president may submit an amendment

• 50% of the U.S. public can vote on an amendment

What happens to account for gaps in the Constitution?

• New constitutions are written

• Laws are written

• Governors write laws

How many amendments have been ratified?

• 33

• Hundreds

• 27

Why are amendments so controversial?

• They are difficult to repeal

• They do not fit in the federal budget

• They are always written by the same people

How can amendments be repealed?

• The president can repeal amendments

• Another amendment has to be proposed and ratified

• Prohibition

What is the only amendment that has ever been repealed?

• The 18th Amendment

• The 2nd Amendment

• The 22nd Amendment