No Easy Answer

Here are the answers to the study guide for our Social Studies assessment tomorrow.  

The purpose of the Bill of Rights is to explain fundamental rights that are available to all US citizens.

The purpose of an amendment to the Constitution is to make a change to the document.  

Students must be able to give examples of how things would be changed by the removal of each Amendment. Students should be able to explain why the Amendment is important, not just what it says.

The amendment process requires ⅔ of Congress to propose the amendment through a joint resolution.  The proposal then goes to the states for ratification, and ¾ of the states must vote to ratify the amendment for it to become an official amendment to the Constitution.