
TEKS Social Studies Grade 8 - 8.16.A: Summarize The Purposes For And Process Of Amending The U.S. Constitution
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Grade 8
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- Q1The Constitution describes two ways to propose an amendment. Which of the following gives an example of one way?Three-fourths of state governors sign a petition in favor of proposing the amendment.The president officially requests that Congress propose the amendment.A majority of citizens vote in favor of proposing the amendment.Two-thirds of both congressional houses vote in favor of proposing the amendment.60s8.16.A: Social Studies - Government
- Q2Which of these prompted Congress to propose the Fourteenth Amendment?The opposition by southern states to the Emancipation ProclamationThe popular sovereignty provision in the Kansas-Nebraska ActThe positions taken in the Know-Nothing Party platformThe Black Codes enacted by southern states after the Civil War60s8.16.A: Social Studies - Government
- Q3The Twelfth Amendment established a new process for choosing a president and a vice president. The purpose of this amendment was to —ease the eligibility requirements for holding federal officekeep state officials from exerting undue influence on presidential electionsreduce the likelihood of disputed outcomes in presidential electionsprevent the concentration of power in the executive branch60s8.16.A: Social Studies - Government