Question

BRAINLIEST AND 100 POINTS

Step 1:

Describe how amendments have affected Americans' participation in government.



Give specific examples from the lesson, including amendment names or numbers.






Step 2:

Brainstorm an idea for a new amendment to the Constitution. Answer the following questions about your new amendment idea.

What will this amendment do?



Whom will it benefit and how?



Step 3:

Identify the process that your amendment will have to follow to become part of the Constitution. Some information appears for you.

Amendment Process: Two Main Steps
1: ____________________
2: Ratification
Method 1


Method 2
Two-thirds of state legislatures request a national convention


Step 4:

In your own words, answer the following questions about the amendment process.
Why did the Founding Fathers create an amendment process for the Constitution?



Why did they make the amendment process difficult to achieve?

Answer 1

Answer:

1) amendment 15 has extended the right of African-American males to be able to vote, amendment 13 is the united states ending slavery, and amendments 19 has extended the rights for women to vote.

2) Another amendment could be no electron college. This amendment will give the right for everyone's vote to count. It will benefit many people and also Donald Trump.

3) 1: 2/3rds majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate.

4) a. To give rights to the people of America so that America doesn't become a monarchy.

b. Because if they didn't everyone would be adding amendments for their own benefits to the constitution which could very much lead to the destruction of America.

Explanation:

Answer 2

1. Amendment 13 gave slaves the right to be free and no longer be slaves, Amendment 15 gave African American men the right to vote, BUT, they had to do literature tests that were made by the government, and the white men laughed along.