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WorksheetsConstitutional Amendment process
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins
" The constitution limits the kind of laws that can be made by the federal government, and thereby grants the states the power to make all other necessary laws.
Which word describes the type of power?
Which of these statements is true about making changes to the Constitution?
It is fast and easy
It a slow process but changes are rarely rejected
It is possible, but difficult
Changes were never meant to happen
How is an amendment proposed? (2 answers)
2/3rds of both Houses of Congress approve of it
The President and both Houses of Congress approve of it
Approved by a majority after 2/3rds of the states call for a National Convention
The Supreme Courts confirms it to be Constitutional
Which of these statements is true about the first 10 amendments to the Constitution? (2 answers)
They were only approved after the Civil War
They were the only amendments to not go through the official approval proces
The were approved almost immediately after the approval of the Constitution
They are called the Bill of Rights
Which of these groups can approve of an Amendment that has been officially been proposed? (2 answers)
Supreme Court
3/4ths of the State Legislatures
3/4ths of the states in State Conventions
The President
3/4ths of Both Houses of Congress
How many amendments have there been to the Constitution?
0
10
21
27
It is difficult to amend the constitution because the framers wanted to make sure _____.
changes were only made when absolutely necessary
no one ever changed the Constitution
hardly anyone got a say
the President got all the say
Which of these statements is true about the first 10 amendments to the Constitution? (2 answers)
They were only approved after the Civil War
They were the only amendments to not go through the official approval proces
The were approved almost immediately after the approval of the Constitution
They are called the Bill of Rights
