Amendment Process WS
How many Amendments deal with Congress?
4
How many Amendments deal with Federalism?
4
How many Amendments deal with Voting?
5
How many Amendments deal with the Presidency?
5
How many formal amendments have been proposed but not ratified?
6
What time limit is always given to Amendments when there is one mentioned at all?
7 years
Executive action
Any orders given by the executive branch.
What Amendments deal with the Presidency?
20, 21, 22, 23, 25
Which Amendment took the shortest time to ratify?
26th (giving 18 year olds the right to vote)
How many formal Amendments have been ratified?
27
Which Amendment took the longest between proposal and ratification?
27th
Protection of Slavery 1861 (Amendment never ratified)
Could not end slavery in states that already had it.
What events led up to the 22nd Amendment?
FDR in office for 12 years straight. (died while in office)
Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) 1972 (Amendment never ratified)
Had a 7-year time limit. Closed in '79, still 3 states short. Was too simple (no discrimination)
Citizenship 1810 (Amendment never ratified)
Made it illegal to gain knighthoods and similar titles and be a citizen in the US.
Child Labor 1924 (Amendment never ratified)
Stated no child labor under the age of 18. was too broad, and farmers were not happy with it.
Judicial Decisions
The determination by the courts of the proper interpretation of the Constitution (Judicial review)
Custom and usage
When a practice is customary, even if it is not specifically mentioned in the Constitution, it is widely accepted as Constitutional. (Ex: political parties)
May states change their ratification votes from no to yes?
Yes
May existing, but un-ratified amendments that had no time limit mentioned in the amendment still be ratified?
Yes (27th)
May a time limit on an Amendment be extended? If so, by whom?
Yes, by Congress.
What Amendments deal with Federalism?
10, 11, 18, 21
What is the method of proposing formal Amendments to the Constitution that has NEVER been used to propose any current Amendments?
National Convention, proposed by a national convention requested by 2/3 of the state legislatures.
How many Amendments were in the original Bill of Rights?
12
What Amendments deal with Voting?
12,15,19,24,26
What Amendments deal with Congress?
16, 17, 20, 27
What Amendments deal with individual rights?
1-9 and 14
How many Amendments deal with Individual rights?
10
When were Amendments 1-10 ratified?
1791
When were Amendments 11-12 ratified?
1795-1804
What Amendments (including one not ratified) had a time limit on mentioned in them?
18, 20, 21, 22, and the ERA
When were Amendments 13-15 ratified?
1865-1870 "Reconstruction" (Civil War)
What was the first Amendment to have a time limit for ratification?
18th Amendment
When were Amendments 16-19 ratified?
1913-1920 Progressive Era
When were Amendments 20-22 ratified?
1933 (first two) and 1951 Great Depression (22 limiting Pres' terms after FDR)
When were Amendments 23-25 ratified?
1961-1967 (Civil Rights)
When was Amendment 26 ratified?
1971 Vietnam
When was the attempt to pass a balanced budget amendment?
1975-1983
When was Amendment 27 ratified?
1992 One of the original 12 Amendments
When was the call for the convention to repeal "One man, one vote"?
Between 1962-1969
What method of ratifying formal Amendments to the Constitution has only been used on one Amendment? Which Amendment?
By 3/4 state legislatures. 21st Amendment.
What method of ratifying formal Amendments to the Constitution has been used on all except one Amendment?
By state conventions of 3/4 of the states.
Congressional Elaboration
Congress makes informal changes to the Constitution so it doesn't have to be formally amended to meet day-to-day needs.
May states change their ratification votes from yes to no?
Congress will not accept the changed answer.
What is the method of proposing formal Amendments to the Constitution that has been used on ALL current Amendments?
Congressional Proposal, by 2/3 vote in both Houses.
Representation for D.C. 1978 (Amendment never ratified)
Gave residents of D.C. full representation in the House. Shut down in the House but not in the Senate.
