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Amending the Constitution

Amending the Constitution. The Amendment Process. Outlined in Article V of the Constitution Amendment Proposal: 2/3 vote in both houses of Congress Legislatures in 2/3 of the states (34 of 50) can ask Congress to call for a national convention Ratification of Amendments

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Amending the Constitution

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  1. Amending the Constitution

  2. The Amendment Process • Outlined in Article V of the Constitution • Amendment Proposal: • 2/3 vote in both houses of Congress • Legislatures in 2/3 of the states (34 of 50) can ask Congress to call for a national convention • Ratification of Amendments • ¾ of the states must approve (38 of 50) • Approved by state legislatures or state conventions

  3. Amendments • Constitution amended a total of 27 times • If people do not like results of an amendment, they may repeal it • Example: 1933, 21st amendment repealed the 18th amendment (Prohibition)

  4. Constitutional changes without Amendments • Constitution is a broad outline for the governing • Changes can be made through tradition • Example: Presidential cabinet in executive branch • “Unwritten Constitution”

  5. Interpreting the Constitution • Congressional laws • Example: Minimum Wage • Congress can control trade between states • Goods made by workers travel amongst states • Thus, Congress has power to pass laws about working conditions nationally • Always able to be overturned by Judicial Review • Congress can rewrite the law using the court’s objections as guidance

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