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?

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

   How many of the 50 states must ratify an amendment, Bo asks?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • 34
   • 38
   • 25
   • 26
4. 3.

   Where does a proposed amendment usually go from Congress, Kira asks?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • Back to the House alone
   • To the state legislatures
   • To the President for a signature
   • To the Archivist first
5. 4.

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

   Use the picture in question 1.

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

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

   Use the picture in question 1.

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

   What fraction of the states must ratify, Noah asks?

   Use the picture in question 1.

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

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

   Use the picture in question 1.

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

   What does propose mean on the sheet, Ren asks?

   Use the picture in question 1.

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

    Which claim fits Tala's flow chart?

    Use the picture in question 1.

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

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

    Use the picture in question 1.

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