The Amendment Process
This article of the Constitution outlines the process for amending it.
What is Article V?
This amendment guarantees freedom of speech, religion, and the press.
What is the First Amendment?
This amendment abolished slavery in the United States.
What is the Thirteenth Amendment?
The power of the courts to declare laws unconstitutional is known as this.
What is judicial review?
Critics say the Electoral College gives too much power to these states.
What are small or swing states?
An amendment must be ratified by this fraction of state legislatures or conventions.
What is three-fourths?
The right to bear arms is protected by this amendment.
What is the Second Amendment?
The 19th Amendment gave this group the right to vote.
Who are women?
The Supreme Court case that established judicial review.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
Some believe lifetime appointments for these officials make them less accountable.
Who are Supreme Court justices?
Before an amendment is ratified, it must first pass this level of approval in Congress.
What is two-thirds of both houses?
This amendment protects against unreasonable searches and seizures.
What is the Fourth Amendment?
This amendment changed how we elect senators.
What is the Seventeenth Amendment?
This informal method allows the Constitution to adapt without amendments.
What is interpretation through court decisions or legislative action?
One criticism is that the amendment process is too ___.
What is difficult or slow?
This method of proposing amendments has never been used.
What is a constitutional convention called by two-thirds of the states?
You can’t be forced to testify against yourself, thanks to this amendment.
What is the Fifth Amendment?
The 22nd Amendment limits this.
What is the number of terms a president can serve?
This clause allows Congress to stretch its powers to meet new needs.
What is the Necessary and Proper Clause (Elastic Clause)?
Critics say the Constitution is too vague, giving too much power to this branch.
What is the judicial branch?
The Equal Rights Amendment passed Congress but failed because it didn’t meet this final requirement.
What is ratification by three-fourths of the states?
This amendment protects rights not specifically listed in the Constitution.
What is the Ninth Amendment?
This amendment, ratified in 1992, limits Congressional pay raises.
What is the Twenty-Seventh Amendment?
The principle that the Constitution is the supreme law of the land is found in this clause.
What is the Supremacy Clause?
The Constitution originally left out this crucial list of personal liberties.
What is the Bill of Rights?