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WorksheetsRatification & Amendments
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
To amend the constitution means to ____________ it.
change
approve
veto
disagree with
In 1933, 3/4th of the state legislatures voted to repel prohibition this means that...
The president agreed to veto prohibition
Congress has to vote on approval of the amendment
They amended the Constitution to end prohibition
The Supreme Court must declare the amendment "constitutional"
Which branch of government may propose amendments
Judicial
Executive
Bureaucracy
Legislative
Which group would believe that it would be impossible for the Constitution to serve all types of people in America?
Federalists
Anti-Federalists
Senators
Judges
Who believed that separation of powers would protect the people and that the Constitution didn't need a Bill of Rights.
Anti-Federalists
Legislators
Federalists
the President
Who believed that the Constitution must have a Bill of Rights added to protect the individual rights of the people?
Anti-Federalists
Federalists
Legislators
Judges
Who believed that the Constitution gave the national government too much power?
the President
Federalists
Judges
Anti-Federalists
Anti-Federalists accused Federalists of....
creating a small ineffective national government
denying people their rights, such as freedom of speech
denying the people the rule of law
creating a fair government
To ratify an amendment, the Constitution requires...
2/3rds of Congress to approve
3/4ths of state legislatures to approve
Both Senate and House to approve
President to approve
The group that believed in the ideals of a republic which represented the needs of the people by limited government was...
Anti-Federalists
Senators
Judges
Federalists
Which article of the Constitution explains the amendment process?
Article 1
Preamble
Article 3
Article 5
How many state legislatures must ratify a proposed amendment to add it to the Constitution?
15
25
38
50
