How the Constitution is amended

Grade 8 Social Studies Worksheet - Building Confidence

Circle the best answer.

2. 1.

   In Ari's flow chart, which body usually proposes an amendment?

   • The Archivist of the United States
   • The President, by signing it
   • The Supreme Court
   • Congress, by a two-thirds vote
3. 2.

   On the sheet, what does ratify mean, Esme asks?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • To veto a law
   • To elect the President
   • To write a new bill in Congress
   • To approve a proposed amendment
4. 3.

   By the chart, what does the Archivist do, Jun asks?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • Certifies the amendment as part of the Constitution
   • Calls a national convention
   • Proposes the amendment and sends it to the states for a vote
   • Signs it as the President would
5. 4.

   Which arrow does a national convention's proposal follow, Luz asks?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • From the Archivist to the convention
   • From the state legislatures to the convention
   • From the convention to Congress
   • From the convention to the state legislatures
6. 5.

   Why does the President not sign an amendment, by the note, Milo asks?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • Amendments go to the Supreme Court instead
   • The states sign it in the President's place
   • The President signs each amendment
   • The President has no role in it
7. 6.

   What fraction of the states must ratify, Noah asks?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • Two-thirds
   • Three-fourths
   • Ten of the fifty states
   • One-half
8. 7.

   How many amendments came from a national convention, by the chart, Pia asks?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • Two of them
   • Twenty-seven of them
   • None of them
   • Ten, the Bill of Rights
9. 8.

   What does propose mean on the sheet, Ren asks?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • To put an amendment forward
   • To end an amendment
   • To approve an amendment after a vote
   • To certify an amendment
10. 9.

    Which claim fits Tala's flow chart?

    Use the picture in question 1.

    • The President ratifies amendments
    • One vote in Congress adds an amendment
    • Proposing and ratifying are separate steps
    • The states propose amendments and Congress ratifies them
11. 10.

    In the chart, who calls a national convention, Zee asks?

    Use the picture in question 1.

    • The Archivist
    • The President
    • Congress, when two-thirds of states apply
    • Three-fourths of the voters in a national election