Which Statement About Amendments to the Constitution Is Most Accurate

question 35

Multiple Choice

Which statement about amendments to the Constitution is most accurate?

• A) No amendment to the Constitution has ever been successfully repealed.
• B) One amendment to the Constitution has been successfully repealed.
• C) Five amendments to the Constitution have been successfully repealed.
• D) Congress has officially proposed 29 amendments throughout American history and 27 have been added to the Constitution.

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Definitions:

Bank War

Political struggle in the early 1830s between President Jackson and financier Nicholas Biddle over the renewing of the Second Bank’s charter.

Symbolic Representative

An individual or symbol that stands for or represents the values, ideals, or identity of a group, concept, or institution.

Common People

Individuals or groups not part of the elite or upper classes; generally, the majority of the population including working and middle-class persons.

Panic of 1837

A financial crisis in the United States that led to a major recession, lasting until the mid-1840s.