How the Constitution is amended

Grade 8 Social Studies Worksheet - Challenge Me

Circle the best answer.

2. 1.

   How many years passed from the 27th Amendment's proposal to its ratification, Bo asks?

   • 213 years
   • 3,781 years
   • 203 years
   • 193 years
3. 2.

   About how many proposals were there for each amendment ratified, Esme asks?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • About 27
   • About 444
   • About 44
   • About 4,440
4. 3.

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

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • The Supreme Court must propose them
   • Congress has proposed very few
   • Article V needs two-thirds and then three-fourths
   • The President vetoes most of them before the states vote
5. 4.

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

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • Changes to Congress's pay
   • Being elected President more than twice
   • The number of amendments Congress may propose
   • The age for voting
6. 5.

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

   Use the picture in question 1.

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

   Which claim is careful, Noah asks?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • Congress alone can ratify amendments
   • Most proposals become amendments
   • An amendment can be ratified long after it is proposed
   • Each amendment is ratified within one year of being 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 27
   • Keep 12; it is right
   • Change 12 to 10
   • Change 12 to 11,985
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
   • Change 27th to 22nd
   • Keep it; the note is right
   • Change 1992 to 1789
10. 9.

    Which question can Tala's diagram answer?

    Use the picture in question 1.

    • How long the 27th Amendment took
    • Which proposals will pass next
    • Why each state voted as it did
    • 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.

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