| A | B |
|---|
| Formal Ammendment | A change that is written into the constitution. |
| Informal ammendment | A change is not written into the constitution. |
| An example of Federalism in this process. | Ammendments start at the federal level and are passed by the states. |
| Votes needed in congress to start an ammendment. | Two-thirds |
| Number of states needed to ratify an ammendment | Three-fourths or 38states. |
| Total number of ammendments in the cnstitution. | 27 |
| Another name for the first ten ammendments. | Bill of Rights |
| Our last ammendment covered .... | ... pay for congressmen. |
| The Civil War Ammendments. | Ammendment 13,14,15. |
| The 16th. ammendment gave congress ..... | ... the right to tax. |
| It took the longest to ratify the .... | ....16th. ammendment |
| The 22nd. ammendment sets .... | ....a limit on the length of time the president can hold office. |
| Ratify | To pass into law. |
| Cabinet | A group of people who give advice to the president. |
| The informal ammendment by CUSTOM says that ... | ...the president has a cabinet of advisors. |
| An informal ammendment by PARTY PRACTICES means that ... | ...the political parties pick their candidates at their conventions. |
| An informal ammendment by COURT DECISIONS means that ... | ... the courts can decide what the constitution really means. |
| An informal ammendment by BASIC LEGISLATION means that ... | .... congress can make laws that spell out how the government will run. |
| An informal ammendment by EXECUTIVE ACTION means that .... | ..... the president can take actions that change the way the government runs like making deals with another world leader. |
