Ap Flashcards

7487833405	What Branch of the federal government is able to propose an amendment	Legislative branch and congress	0
7487833406	How many states are needed to get the 3/4 majority that can ratify an amendment	38	1
7487833407	If you were a member of a state legislature what would you need to do to get an amendment ratified	3/4 states must approve admendmenf	2
7487833408	Thousands of amendments have been proposed since the constitution was written but only	27 have been ratified	3
7487833409	All 27 amendments were proposed by — there has never been an amendment proposed by the —	Congress States	4
7487864362	The twentieth amendment which set the date for the beginning and ending of presidential and congressional terms is the only amendment ever to be	Ratified by 100 percent of the states	5
7487864363	Between 1989 and 1999 congress proposed more than	850 amendments	6
7487864364	Failed amendments that have been debated by congress (5)	Changing the voting age to 16 Eliminating income tax Making English the official language Providing moments of silence in schools Changing the way amendments are ratified	7