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The United States Constitution was written in the 1780s. But since then, it has been changed many times. An official change to the words of the Constitution is called an

amendment.

In the following questions, you will learn about some of the most important amendments to the Constitution.

In order to become a part of the Constitution, amendments have to be proposed and then

ratified,

or approved. This process is described in Article Five of the Constitution. The following diagram shows this process. Look at the diagram. Then follow the instructions below.

Decide whether each of the statements is true or false.

Statement	True	False
An amendment is ratified by actions taken by states, not the federal government.
Amendments can be proposed and ratified in more than one way.
Every state needs to approve an amendment to make it part of the U.S. Constitution.
Only one part of Congress needs to vote to propose an amendment.