With One Exception, Ratification of Constitutional Amendments Has Been by Action

question 75

Multiple Choice

With one exception, ratification of constitutional amendments has been by action of

• A) the president.
• B)the Supreme Court.
• C)state conventions.
• D) national conventions.
• E) state legislatures.

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Definitions:

Judicial Branch

One of the three branches of the U.S. government, responsible for interpreting the laws and the Constitution, and comprised of the Supreme Court and lower federal courts.

Presidential Election of 1876

A highly contested election where Rutherford B. Hayes was declared the winner over Samuel J. Tilden after a compromise that effectively ended Reconstruction by removing federal troops from the South.

Reconstruction

The period following the Civil War in the United States, focused on rebuilding the country and integrating formerly enslaved people into society.

Democratic Presidents

Leaders of the United States who are members of the Democratic Party, one of the two major political parties in the country.