4.6 overview

Question 1

How does an amendment get proposed?

Answer 1

2/3 vote in congress
or
national convention and 2/3 vote of state legislatures

Question 2

How does an amendment get ratified?

Answer 2

3/4 of state legislatures
or
3/4 of state conventions

Question 3

First amendment

Answer 3

Freedom of… speech, petition, press, assembly, religion

Question 4

Second amendment

Answer 4

own guns

Question 5

Civil war amendments

Answer 5

abolish slavery (13), citizenship to former slaves (14), cannot deny vote based upon race (15)

Question 6

Ninteenth amendment

Answer 6

Women can vote yayy

Question 7

26th amendment

Answer 7

lowered voting age from 21 to 18 y/o

Question 8

State consitutions

Answer 8

deal with local needs, longer and more detailed than national constitution, 3 branches

Question 9

Changing constitutions

Answer 9

you can also petition

Question 10

State services

Answer 10

maintain law and order, regulate business, public education, public health and welfare, infrastructure, parks, license professionals

Question 11

Local governments

Answer 11

spend most on education, police, libraries, parks