Admendments
Rights that make a difference
Why are constitutional admendments neccesary?
When citizens gets frustrated with government sometimes pressure Congress to use the Constitution’s amendment process:Others are content to depend on the courts to measure the Constitution against social goals.
Vocabulary
Ratified: Making something official.
Proposed: An idea or plan.
Content: Satisfied.
Famous Amendments
Thirteenth Amendment: Making slavery illegal.
Nineteenth Amendment: Guaranteed women the right to vote.
Process of Amending to the Constitution
Ratified
Amendment is ratified by 3/4 of the states legislative.
Then.... ^^^^^^^^
Amendments are proposed in Congress on a regular basis. The vast majority of the proposals fail.
Proposed ^^^^^^^
Amendment is proposed by 2/3 vote of each house of Congress.
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