How the Constitution is amended

Grade 8 Social Studies Worksheet - Challenge Me

Circle the best answer.

2. 1.

   In Ari's diagram, how many of the 12 proposals of 1789 were ratified in 1791?

   • 11
   • 2
   • 10
   • 27
3. 2.

   Why have so few proposals become amendments, by the note, Jun asks?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • The Supreme Court must propose them
   • The President vetoes most of them before the states vote
   • Congress has proposed very few
   • Article V needs two-thirds and then three-fourths
4. 3.

   By the 22nd Amendment's box, what does it limit, Kira asks?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • The age for voting
   • Being elected President more than twice
   • Changes to Congress's pay
   • The number of amendments Congress may propose
5. 4.

   What does the arrow from the Bill of Rights box to the 27th show, Luz asks?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • The 22nd was proposed in 1789
   • The 27th was one of the 1789 proposals
   • The Bill of Rights came after 1992
   • The 27th repealed the whole Bill of Rights in 1992
6. 5.

   How many years passed from the 22nd Amendment's passage to its ratification, Milo asks?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • 4 years
   • 40 years
   • 3,898 years
   • 14 years
7. 6.

   Which claim is careful, Noah asks?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • Most proposals become amendments
   • Congress alone can ratify amendments
   • Each amendment is ratified within one year of being proposed
   • An amendment can be ratified long after it is proposed
8. 7.

   A note says, 'The Constitution has 12 amendments.' What fix does Pia make?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • Change 12 to 10
   • Change 12 to 11,985
   • Keep 12; it is right
   • Change 12 to 27
9. 8.

   A note says, 'The President signed the 27th Amendment in 1992.' What fix does Ren make?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • The President has no role in amendments
   • Keep it; the note is right
   • Change 1992 to 1789
   • Change 27th to 22nd
10. 9.

    Which question can Tala's diagram answer?

    Use the picture in question 1.

    • How long the 27th Amendment took
    • Why each state voted as it did
    • Which proposals will pass next
    • Who wrote each of the 11,985 proposals
11. 10.

    In the 22nd Amendment's box, which step came on February 27, 1951, Zee asks?

    Use the picture in question 1.

    • Ratification by the states
    • A signature by the President
    • A national convention
    • Passage by Congress