Go out and get 35 of the 50 states to agree with the future amendment
Only members of Congress or state legislatures can propose an amendment to the Constitution.
formal- congress propose/ national convention propose---- then state legislature/state convention can ratify
Go out and get 35 of the 50 states to agree with the future amendment
To propose an amendment to the constitution, two-thirds of both the House of Representatives and the Senate must approve the amendment. Alternatively, a national convention called by two-thirds of state legislatures can also propose amendments.
Constitutional amendments are proposed in the legislature along with bills, though they must undergo more stringent procedures in order to be ratified.
Go out and get 35 of the 50 states to agree with the future amendment
To propose an amendment to the Constitution, one must follow the process outlined in Article V of the Constitution. This can be done by either a two-thirds majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, or by a national convention called for by two-thirds of state legislatures.
There are two ways to propose and ratify amendments to the Constitution. To propose amendments two thirds of both houses of congress can vote to propose an amendment, and two thirds of the state legislatures can ask congress to call a national convention to propose amendments.
Three-fourths of the states must ratify (approve) an amendment before it becomes part of the Constitution.
The most common way to amend a state constitution is by having Congress propose a new amendment to be voted on in the next election.
Congress can propose an amendment to the Constitution by passing a joint resolution with a two-thirds majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. The proposed amendment is then sent to the states for ratification, where it must be approved by three-fourths of the state legislatures or by conventions in three-fourths of the states.
Such a change would require an amendment to the US Constitution. Amendments can be proposed by a 2/3 vote of congress or by the legislatures of 2/3 of the states. Once an amendment proposal is passed, 3/4 of the state legislature must ratify it for it to added to the Constitution and make it law.