Constitutional Amendment Process

Directions - Read each question carefully. Determine the best answer to the question. Constitutional Amendment Process • Proposed by two-thirds of the House and Senate • Ratified by three-fourths of state legislatures _____ 1. Which of the following BEST describes the purpose for amending the Constitution? A. B. C. D. to revise the original wording of the Constitution to clarify specific laws passed by Congress to ensure the Constitution adapts to changing times to grant additional powers to the President In 2016, Donald Trump was chosen as the Republican candidate for president. He ran against the Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. Donald Trump was elected president. _____ 2. Which principle of government gives the American people the right to elect their leadership every four years? A. B. C. D. Popular sovereignty Separation of powers Checks and balances Federalism - _____ 3. Why would slave states be in favor of counting slaves as part of their total population? A. B. C. D. to be required to pay less in taxes to have more representation in the Legislative Branch to gain more military presence in their areas to charge lower prices for their goods 4. Determine which description corresponds to the plans for the U.S. Constitution. Select the correct answer in each row. Virginia Plan New Jersey Plan Great Compromise Representatives chosen solely on one vote per state ☐ ☐ ☐ Representatives work together to pass laws ☐ ☐ ☐ Representatives chosen solely on state population ☐ ☐ ☐ Description _____ 5. The Northwest Ordinance was an act that provided rules for governing the Northwest Territory and paved the way for A. B. C. D. admission of new states to the Union ratification of the U.S. Constitution expansion of slavery to northern states industrialization of the northern U.S. - 6. Why were George Mason and the Anti-Federalists unwilling to ratify the Constitution before it contained a bill of rights? Explain your answer. Think about the question carefully. Then enter your answer in the box provided. • • • Congress has the power to collect taxes President has the power to make treaties Principle of checks and balances incorporated _____ 7. The bulleted list above is in response to issues that arose under the A. B. C. D. Three-Fifths Compromise Declaration of Independence Articles of Confederation Magna Carta - Judge or other officials could file false charges By requiring a jury to be involved in a trial, serious and sometimes fatal decisions are taken out of the hands of a few judges or officials, and are put into the hands of a group of average citizens who look over the evidence. Unable to defend self Long imprisonment, people tortured and even executed in secret trials _____ 8. The information contained in the graphic organizer above supports the creation of which constitutional amendment? A. B. C. D. First Amendment Third Amendment Fourth Amendment Sixth Amendment This graphic organizer describes an amendment in the Bill of Rights. 9. Which detail demonstrates limits placed on the First Amendment? Circle THREE correct answers. Publishing false and slanderous material in a newspaper Providing legal representation in a criminal case Protesting an issue facing the nation using violence Offering free legal advice to someone who cannot afford lawyer Requiring membership to a particular religious denomination Financing housing units to America’s soldiers