CIVICS: CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS

How many amendments have been added over time?

• 10

• 27

• 30

• 50

The Reconstruction/Civil War Amendments helped to promote equality in the black community. However, there were some factors that still limited their rights. What were they?

• Slavery was abolished

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• The North winning the Civil War

• Jim Crow laws, poll taxes, and literacy tests

The Reconstruction/Civil War Amendments were created after the Civil War between the North and the South. What does the word reconstruction mean?

• Tear down

• To rebuild

• Take over

• To destroy

This amendment abolished (got rid of) slavery.

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

• 3rd

Ratification (approval) of proposed (suggested) amendments happens

• by popular vote.

• at the state level.

• with a 3/4 approval of both houses of Congress.

• at the national level with a majority vote in Congress and presidential approval.

What are the two steps to amending the U.S. Constitution?

• Proposal and Voting

• Introduction and Voting

• Proposal and Ratification

• Introduction and Voting

The amendment process is

• easy and quick

• difficult and long

Who are the two groups that can propose an amendment to the U.S. Constitution?

• by the President and Congress

• the Supreme Court and Congress

• President and Governor

• Congress and a Convention

This amendment included the citizenship clause, due process clause, and equal protection clause.

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

• 9th

Which branch of government is involved in the amendment process?

• executive (President)

• judicial (Supreme Court)

• legislative (Congress)