How to find out: amendments are numbered in order and each is called a Constitution (…Amendment) Act with its year. Look for the list in a current civics reference book in your library, or on the Legislative Department and Parliament websites; then note, for each one, its number, its year, and what it changed in one line.
What a good answer must contain: at least three or four amendments from the last ten years, each with number, year, the Part or Article affected, one line on the change, and the source. Do not copy a list you cannot check — an amendment is a matter of record, so every entry should be traceable.
Sample answer (the format to use — fill it in with the entries you verify):
| Amendment | Year | What it changed | Source used |
|---|---|---|---|
| …th Amendment Act | … | Added / altered Article … so that … | Legislative Department website |
| …th Amendment Act | … | Extended the operation of … | School library reference book |
| …th Amendment Act | … | Inserted a new clause in Part … | Parliament website |
The chapter gives you two older examples to keep as the model of what an amendment does. Both are in the same box:
- The national flag at home. There was a time when people were not allowed to fly the flag at their homes. In 2004 a citizen challenged the rule in court, and the Supreme Court agreed that flying the flag is part of the Fundamental Right to Freedom of Expression. We may now fly the tricolour with pride, keeping in mind that it should never be dishonoured.
- Panchayati Raj. The system you studied in Grade 6 was not part of the original Constitution; it was integrated into it in 1992 through the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act.