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Course: Constitution 101 > Unit 1
Lesson 3: Amending the Constitution- Amending the Constitution Featuring Justice Neil M. Gorsuch
- Jill Lepore on the Founders’ Vision for Article V and the Difficulty of Amending the Constitution
- Activity: How Do We Change the U.S. Constitution?
- Article V and the Amendment Process
- Understand: Amending the Constitution
- Apply: Amending the Constitution
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Activity: How Do We Change the U.S. Constitution?
Make the Constitution come alive in your classroom with this free hands-on investigative activity about Article V to the United States Constitution.
Activity: how do we change the U.S. Constitution?
It isn’t easy to amend the Constitution. This was by design. The Founding generation wanted constitutional change to be possible, but they wanted to force reformers to secure broad support before altering our nation’s charter.
In this activity, you will learn about the process for amending the Constitution, written into Article V.
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Overview
This activity is designed to be completed in one 45-minute class period. The activity consists of the following parts:
- Setting the stage—Students read Article V of the Constitution and discuss the amendment process as a class (20 minutes).
- Investigation (part 1)— Students read the Background: Article V article.
- Investigation (part 2)—Students read the Article V Common Interpretation Essay and fill out the Activity Guide: The Article V Amendment Process worksheet to illustrate the steps needed to amend the Constitution (25 minutes).