2008 test · Question 4 of 100
What is an amendment?
Answers from the USCIS list
Give one of these answers. Words in light (parentheses) are optional.
- a change optional: (to the Constitution)
- an addition optional: (to the Constitution)
Our explanation
The Founders wanted people to be able to change the Constitution. An amendment is a change or addition to it. Three-fourths of the states (38 of 50) must approve each one.
Remember it
“Amend” means to change. An amendment is a change or addition to the Constitution.
Source
USCIS 2025 Study Guide (One Nation, One People, M-1175) p. 15: “A change to the Constitution is called an amendment.” … “38 out of the 50 states must approve an amendment”
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