Basics of Amendments
A change or addition to the Constitution's written words.
What is an amendment?
The fraction of votes needed in both houses of Congress to propose an amendment.
What is 2/3?
To approve or officially pass an amendment.
What is ratify?
The framers created an amendment process because they couldn't predict the future or write a perfect document. what was the solution
What is why the Constitution can be amended?
This body can call a national convention to propose an amendment
What is Congress?
The fraction of State legislatures required to ratify an amendment.
What is 3/4?
The total number of amendments added to the U.S. Constitution
What is 27?
The fraction of State legislatures that must request a national convention to propose an amendment
What is 2/3?
Besides State legislatures, conventions in this fraction of States can ratify an amendment.
What is 3/4?
The first 10 amendments to the Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights?
The number of ways an amendment can be proposed.
What is 2
The number of ways an amendment can be ratified.
What is 2?
The year the Bill of Rights was ratified.
What is 1791?
Besides a national convention, the group that can propose an amendment with a 2/3 vote in both houses.
What is Congress?