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8th grade How the Constitution is amended worksheet

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How the Constitution is amended

Grade 8 Social Studies Worksheet - Challenge Me

NameDate

Circle the best answer.

1.
In Ari's diagram, how many of the 12 proposals of 1789 were ratified in 1791?
- 10
- 2
- 27
- 11
2.
How many years passed from the 27th Amendment's proposal to its ratification, Bo asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- 203 years
- 193 years
- 213 years
- 3,781 years
3.
About how many proposals were there for each amendment ratified, Esme asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- About 27
- About 444
- About 4,440
- About 44
4.
Why have so few proposals become amendments, by the note, Jun asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- Article V needs two-thirds and then three-fourths
- The President vetoes most of them before the states vote
- The Supreme Court must propose them
- Congress has proposed very few
5.
By the 22nd Amendment's box, what does it limit, Kira asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- Changes to Congress's pay
- The age for voting
- The number of amendments Congress may propose
- Being elected President more than twice
6.
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- The 27th repealed the whole Bill of Rights in 1992
7.
Which claim is careful, Noah asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- Most proposals become amendments
- Each amendment is ratified within one year of being proposed
- An amendment can be ratified long after it is proposed
- Congress alone can ratify amendments
8.
A note says, 'The Constitution has 12 amendments.' What fix does Pia make?
Use the picture in question 1.
- Change 12 to 11,985
- Keep 12; it is right
- Change 12 to 27
- Change 12 to 10
9.
Which question can Tala's diagram answer?
Use the picture in question 1.
- Who wrote each of the 11,985 proposals
- Why each state voted as it did
- How long the 27th Amendment took
- Which proposals will pass next
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
- Passage by Congress
- A national convention
- Ratification by the states

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About this worksheet

How the Constitution is amended. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

I can follow Article V's two ways to propose and two ways to ratify an amendment, and say who does each step.
I can read an amendment's dates, find how long ratification took, and read Article V's own words.
I can explain why only 27 of about 11,985 proposals became amendments, and fix a note that gets the process wrong.

Standard: D2.Civ.5.6-8

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