(3) Referendum power; emergency measures; effective date of acts. A "yes" vote shall have the effect of amending the Arizona Constitution to require that when the.Arizona has statutory and constitutional initiatives, veto referendums, and legislatively referred amendments. As such, state constitutions are much longer because citizens must restrict what a state government can and cannot do. States offer multiple paths for amending their constitutions, which are much easier to change than the federal Constitution. The legislative authority of the state shall be vested in the legislature, consisting of a senate and a house of representatives. The authority to amend the Constitution of the United States is derived from Article V of the Constitution. This bill requires Arizona students to pass a civics test based on the United States Immigration and Naturalization civics test questions. The Education Department strongly recommends that you utilize the following sources to study for this exam: 1. Notice of the date on which a State ratified a proposed constitutional amendment.