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The Amendment process is the formal way to change the Constitution. An amendment may be proposed by two-thirds vote of both houses of Congress or by a convention called by Congress at the request of two-thirds of the state legislatures. Ratification of an amendment takes three-fourths of the states to approve.
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Why did they make the amendments?
The Amendments were written to protect the states and the people from a too-powerful federal government.
Who found the amendments?
The anti-federalists wanted the amendments to limit the federal government's power.
What branch of federal government is responsible for writing of amendments?
no
What was the purpose of the federal convention?
To draft proposed amendments to the Articles of Confederation.
What changes made to the constitution are known as what?
Amendments
Tell what the state can do and what the federal government can do?
amendments
The first ten amendments were originally intended?
federal and state government
What puts explicit limits on the power of the federal government?
The US Constitution and its Amendments
Do any amendments prohibit same-sex marriage?
There are no federal amendments but as of May 2014, 21 states have amendments to their state constitutions that ban same-sex marriage. Another seven states have recently had their amendments overturned, but are still in the appeals process.
How many amendments have been made to the constitution since it's ratification?
27 amendments
How did the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments change the nature of the federal Union?
The 13th Amendment outlawed slavery in the union. Until the amendment was passed legality of slavery was left to the states to determine. The 14th and 15th amendments were emotional reactions to the abhorrent institution of slavery. Their scope was meant to diminish the ability of a state, or group of states, to effectively mount a future resistance to federal authority on the scale that came very close to succeeding in the civil war. The 14th amendment made the first 10 amendments weaker by delegating new authority to the federal government. The 9th and 10th amendments affirmed the right of the states to control issues within their borders. The 14th amendment took that right from the states and gave it to the federal government.
What is the source of power of the federal courts?
The body of federal laws enacted by the US Congress, and Article III of the Constitution.
