Formal Amendment Process

Which of the following applies to the US Constitution?

• Was written 50 years ago

• Is the longest standing constitution in the world.

How many countries in the world have constitutions over 40 years old?

They average nation in the world has had how many constitutions since world war II?

Why did the framers of the constitution make a document that could be changed?

What two methods of change did the framers of the constitution allow for when they wrote the constitution?

What part of the constitution contains the formal process of changing the constitution?

What does the term Amendment mean?

What are the two main steps given to change the constitution?

How many different proposal methods are there in the formal amendment process?

What is the first method of proposal ?