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The framers did not want to make it too easy for Americans to change the Constitution. As a result, they created a complex amendment process. The process may take months, or even years, to complete. The Amendment Process. Article V outlines two ways to propose an amendment.
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The framers did not want to make it too easy for Americans to change the Constitution. As a result, they created a complex amendment process. The process may take months, or even years, to complete. The Amendment Process
Article V outlines two ways to propose an amendment. An amendment may be proposed by two thirds of both the House and the Senate, or by a national convention called by Congress at the request of two thirds of the state legislatures. The second method has never been used.
An amendment may also be ratified in one of two ways. An amendment may be approved by the legislatures of three fourths of the states. Every amendment but the Twenty-first was ratified using this method. In the second method, an amendment may be approved by special conventions in three fourths of the states
Today’s Agenda: Imagine that you have been appointed to committees to create a new amendment. • INDIVIDUALLY: • Create a proposal for your new amendment • Prepare a presentation of your amendment for the class • Use visual aids that may assist getting your idea voted upon • RESPONSIBILITIES: • Presentation, Visuals • Written Proposal – minimum 6 sentences, no more than a page • After the presentations are made, we will vote on our new amendment.
