Chapter 3: The Constitution Section 2 - Central Lyon CSD
Chapter 3: The Constitution
Section 2
Objectives
1. Identify the four different ways by which
the Constitution may be formally
changed.
2. Explain how the formal amendment
process illustrates the principles of
federalism and popular sovereignty.
3. Understand that several amendments
have been proposed, but not ratified.
4. Outline the 27 amendments that have
been added to the Constitution.
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Key Terms
? amendment: a change to the written words of
the Constitution
? ratification: the act of approving a proposed
amendment
? formal amendment: one of four ways to change
or add to the written language of the Constitution
? Bill of Rights: the name given to the first ten
amendments to the Constitution, which
guarantee many basic freedoms; all ten
amendments were ratified in 1791
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Introduction
? How has the Constitution been amended
through the formal amendment process?
¨C The majority of amendments have been
proposed by a two-thirds vote of Congress
and ratified by three-fourths of the state
legislatures.
¨C An amendment can also be ratified by state
conventions held in three fourths of the states.
This has only happened once.
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Changing with the Times
? The amendment process allows the
Constitution to adapt to the changing
needs of our nation and society.
¨C The United States has gone from a farming
nation of less than 4 million people to a high-tech
country with a population of more than 300
million.
¨C Portions of the Constitution have been added,
deleted, or altered as a result of amendments.
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