Amending the Constitution
Amending the Constitution means adding an amendment to the Constitution. There are four ways to go about adding an amendment to the Constitution.
The first way is to propose the amendment by a two-thirds vote in each house of Congress and be ratified by three fourths of the State Legislature. The second way to add an amendment is to propose the amendment to Congress and then ratify it by conventions called for that purpose, in three fourths of the States. The third way to add an amendment to the Constitution is to propose the amendment to a national convention called by Congress at the request of two-thirds of the State Legislatures. The fourth way to amend the Constitution is to propose the amendment to a national convention and have it ratified by conventions in three-tourths of the states. To find out more about amending the constitution, click here, here, or here. |
Examples of Amending the Constitution:Amending the Constitution is a difficult lengthy process. The Bill of Rights is a great example of Amendments that have been added to the Constitution. To date, there have been 27 amendments out of hundreds of amendments proposals that have been added to the Constitution.
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