Which of the following is one reason for the popularity of proposing amendments to the Constitution?
a. Americans feel strongly that the equal protection clause is insufficient for prohibiting all forms of discrimination.
b. Groups frustrated by their inability to get things done in Congress hope to bypass it.
c. People get impatient while waiting for their case to get to the Supreme Court, so they try to bypass it.
d. Special-interest groups try to get around current amendments by proposing new ones.
Question 2
What difficulty is posed by the method of proposing constitutional amendments through a constitutional convention?
a. It allows no input from the states.
b. It is unclear whether such a convention would be limited to a specific subject.
c. It limits the president's involvement in the amendment process.
d. It does not provide a time table for when the convention must convene.
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