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Ratification & Amendments

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

To amend the constitution means to ____________ it.

a)

change

b)

approve

c)

veto

d)

disagree with

2.

In 1933, 3/4th of the state legislatures voted to repel prohibition this means that...

a)

The president agreed to veto prohibition

b)

Congress has to vote on approval of the amendment

c)

They amended the Constitution to end prohibition

d)

The Supreme Court must declare the amendment "constitutional"

3.

Which branch of government may propose amendments

a)

Judicial

b)

Executive

c)

Bureaucracy

d)

Legislative

4.

Which group would believe that it would be impossible for the Constitution to serve all types of people in America?

a)

Federalists

b)

Anti-Federalists

c)

Senators

d)

Judges

5.

Who believed that separation of powers would protect the people and that the Constitution didn't need a Bill of Rights.

a)

Anti-Federalists

b)

Legislators

c)

Federalists

d)

the President

6.

Who believed that the Constitution must have a Bill of Rights added to protect the individual rights of the people?

a)

Anti-Federalists

b)

Federalists

c)

Legislators

d)

Judges

7.

Who believed that the Constitution gave the national government too much power?

a)

the President

b)

Federalists

c)

Judges

d)

Anti-Federalists

8.

Anti-Federalists accused Federalists of....

a)

creating a small ineffective national government

b)

denying people their rights, such as freedom of speech

c)

denying the people the rule of law

d)

creating a fair government

9.

To ratify an amendment, the Constitution requires...

a)

2/3rds of Congress to approve

b)

3/4ths of state legislatures to approve

c)

Both Senate and House to approve

d)

President to approve

10.

The group that believed in the ideals of a republic which represented the needs of the people by limited government was...

a)

Anti-Federalists

b)

Senators

c)

Judges

d)

Federalists

11.

Which article of the Constitution explains the amendment process?

a)

Article 1

b)

Preamble

c)

Article 3

d)

Article 5

12.

How many state legislatures must ratify a proposed amendment to add it to the Constitution?

a)

15

b)

25

c)

38

d)

50