Constitutional Amendment

Question

Article V outlines two ways to propose an amendment. An amendment may be proposed by two thirds of both the House and the Senate, or by a national convention called by Congress at the request of two thirds of the state legislatures. The second method has never been used.

An amendment may also be ratified in one of two ways. An amendment may be approved by the legislatures of three fourths of the states. Every amendment but the Twenty-first was ratified using this method. In the second method, an amendment may be approved by special conventions in three fourths of the states.

Not all amendments proposed by Congress have been ratified. In fact, Congress has proposed six amendments that the states refused to ratify.

Question
Drag-and-drop each element into the correct place on the chart.(4 points)
Drop target 1
Drop target 2
Drop target 3
Drop target 4

Answer 1

To create a chart based on the information provided about the constitutional amendment process, you might structure it like this, with the four drop targets representing different aspects of the amendment process:

1. Ways to Propose an Amendment

   • Method 1: Proposed by two thirds of both the House and the Senate
   • Method 2: Proposed by a national convention called by Congress at the request of two thirds of the state legislatures (never used)

2. Ways to Ratify an Amendment

   • Method 1: Ratified by the legislatures of three fourths of the states (used for every amendment but the Twenty-first)
   • Method 2: Ratified by special conventions in three fourths of the states

3. Proposed Amendments Not Ratified

   • Six amendments proposed by Congress that the states refused to ratify

To fill in the drop targets, you could structure them as follows:

• Drop Target 1: Proposed by two thirds of both the House and the Senate
• Drop Target 2: Proposed by a national convention at the request of two thirds of the state legislatures (never used)
• Drop Target 3: Ratified by the legislatures of three fourths of the states
• Drop Target 4: Ratified by special conventions in three fourths of the states

You can adjust the wording based on specific instructions for your chart.