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Was a constitutional amendment necessary before congress could impose a tax on income?
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∙ 12y ago
No. A constitutional amendment was necessary before congress could impose a tax on property.
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When was Amendment VI brought before Congress?
it was brought before congress in 1791
If congress proposes a law does three-fourths of the states must ratify it or it will not become a law?
It is not a new law that Congress can propose that takes the ratification of three-fourth's of the states. It is the proposal of a constitutional amendment. If two-thirds of both houses of Congress vote to propose a particular constitutional amendment, at least three-fourths of the legislatures of the fifty states must vote to ratify the proposed amendment before it can become law. The proposal can be made by national convention also. See Sources and related links for more information.
What is a constitution amendment?
A constitutional amendment is any change in the US Constitution. Like the constitution, an amendment must be proposed and then adopted by Congress or by state conventions. It must then be ratified by 2/3 of the current states before it becomes part of the Constitution. Amendments can only be superceded by another later amendment, or repealed by one.
Could congress pass a law that would reduce the number of senators from the state of Rhode Island to one?
The number of senators per state is a provision of the US constitution and it therefore can only be changed by a constitutional amendment. Congress would be able to propose such an amendment, if it wished to do so, but the amendment would have to be ratified by the state legislatures before it would become part of the constitution.
Which amendment gives congress the power to choose the president and vice president if they die before the inauguration?
amendment 20
What was the big problem with the bill of the rights before the passage of the fourteenth amendment?
Prior to the passage of the fourteenth amendment, the application of any constitutional protection was uneven. The fourteenth amendment was intended to force the equal application of constitutional protections to all persons. umm yeah this didn't answer my question
War Powers Act - Did Congress pass the amendment on the war against Terror?
Most signers did not read the amendment before signing the bill
How can the 22nd amendment be changed?
No. To change the amendment would take another amendment to the Constitution. The Congress would have to introduce and pass the amendment, then three fourths of the States would have to accept the amendment before it would become ratified.
Where are all amendments of the constitution approved at?
Constitutional amendments must first pass both houses of congress, and they are then sent to the states to be ratified. To become a law, 3/4 of the states must agree to ratify an amendment. This is to make sure that amending the constitution is difficult and requires a lot of thought before it happens. So, to sum up, after a proposed amendment is approved by congress, it must then go to the individual states; if enough states vote to approve it, the amendment becomes a part of the constitution.
What does the 19th amendment protect?
The 19th US Constitutional amendment protects the right of people to vote regardless of their gender. It changed laws to allow women's right to vote. In the future, it might also protect men's right to vote.
What are the two differences between the local government of India before and after the constitutional amendment in 1992?
Before the constitutional amendment: i) Panchayats in villages and municipalities in urban areas were set up in all states but these were directly under the control of the state government. ii) Local government did not have any power or resources of their own. After the constitutional amendment: i) Now it is constitutionally mandatory to hold regular elections to local governments. ii) At least one-third of all positions are reserved for women.
Is ratification of constitutional amendment by convention in three-fourths of the states the most common method of ratification?
Every Amendment to the U. S. Constitution to date has been proposed by the method of two thirds of each house of Congress approving the proposal before it goes to the states for ratification. Also, two-thirds of the states can hold conventions to propose amendments
