unit 3.5 Article V amending the constitution

What is an amendment?

• The legislative body of any of the country’s fifty states

• The national legislative body of the U.S.

• A meeting to select a candidate

• A change to a constitution

What does Article V describe?

• To officially cancel or overturn

• How the U.S. Constitution can be changed

• To confirm by expressing consent or approval

• A meeting of delegates and voters

What is a caucus?

• The national legislative body of the U.S.

• A meeting to select a candidate or promote a policy

• The legislative body of any of the country’s fifty states

• A change to a constitution

What does it mean to ratify something?

• A meeting of delegates and voters

• To confirm by expressing consent or approval

• The legislative body of any of the country’s fifty states

• A change to a constitution

What is the U.S. Congress?

• The legislative body of any of the country’s fifty states

• A meeting to select a candidate or promote a policy

• The national legislative body of the U.S., consisting of the Senate, or upper house, and the House of Representatives, or lower house

• A change to a constitution

What does Rescind mean?

• To vote in favor of

• To Officially cancel or overturn

• to hold a convention of the states

• To cast two ballots

What is a convention?

• it is where congress meets

• it is a place where nuns live

• a meeting of delegates and voters

• it is when a president refuses to sign a law

The 19th amendment did what?

• gave women the right to vote

• repealed prohibition

• created federalism by reserving powers to the states

• forbade congress from giving themselves pay raises

What percentage of either state legislatures or members of congress have to approve an amendment for it to move on toward approval?

• the majority

• 2/3

• 3/4

• unanimous

What percentage of states have to approve an amendment in order for it to become a part of the constitution?

• the majority

• 2/3

• 3/4

• unanimous