Create your own idea of an amendment and explain the process it will follow using the Amendment Idea Template. Include the following: Describe how amendments have affected Americans' participation in government. Give specific examples from the lesson, including amendment names or numbers.
Brainstorm an idea for an amendment to the Constitution. Explain what your amendment would do and whom it would benefit.
Identify the process that your amendment will have to follow to become part of the Constitution, using the chart in the template.
In your own words, answer the following questions about the amendment process. Why did the Founding Fathers create an amendment process for the Constitution? Why did they make the amendment process difficult to achieve?

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