Article V: The Amendment Process

Article V of the Constitution says how the Constitution can be amended; that is, how provisions can be added to the text of the Constitution. The Constitution is not easy to amend: Only 27 amendments have been added to the Constitution since it was adopted. Discover how the amendment process works in the National Constitution Center’s learning module.

Grades

7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 5, 6

Teaching Strategies

Whole Class, Small Group

Constitution Articles

Article V