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LESSON 3.2

LESSON 3.2. FORMAL AMENDMENT. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Formal Amendment. What are the different ways to formally amend, or change the wording of, the Constitution? How many times has the Constitution been amended? What is the Bill of Rights?. Amending the Constitution.

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LESSON 3.2

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  1. LESSON 3.2 FORMAL AMENDMENT

  2. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONSFormal Amendment • What are the different ways to formally amend, or change the wording of, the Constitution? • How many times has the Constitution been amended? • What is the Bill of Rights?

  3. Amending the Constitution • The Constitution provides for its own amendment—that is, for changes in its written words. • Article V sets out two methods for the proposal and two methods for the ratification of constitutional amendments, creating four possible methods of formal amendment.

  4. Formal Amendment Process The four different ways by which amendments may be added to the Constitution are shown here:

  5. Amendments to the Constitution Collectively, the first ten amendments are known as the Bill of Rights.They set out many of our basic freedoms.

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