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Ch. 3-3 Informal
Informal Changes to Constitution
Question | Answer |
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This procedure that changes the Constitution using the President’s power to act independently of Congress is called ____. | executive action |
This procedure that changes the Constitution by upholding long-held traditions as constitutionally necessary is called ____. | custom |
This procedure that changes the Constitution by passage of laws by Congress that refine or define the words of the Constitution is called ____. | legislation |
This procedure that changes the Constitution by using court cases to interpret the Constitution is called _____. | court decisions |
This procedure that changes the Constitution by using practices of political parties to change the political process is called ______. | party practices |
Most changes to the Constitution have been through ________. | informal changes |
Which of the following informal customs was eventually added to the written Constitution through formal amendment? A. women’s suffrage ; B. no third term for Presidents; C. voting at age 18; D. party conventions | no third terms for presidents |
Congress may informally change the Constitution by passing laws that ________________. | expand or define the brief provisions of the Constitution |
The fact that government in the United States is in many ways government through political party is because of __________> | the result of a long history of informal constitutional change |
True or False: One of the ways the Constitution has been changed informally is by the vote of the people. | False |