The amendment process has two steps, proposal and ratification. The amendment must first be proposed a 2/3 vote of congress or by 2/3 of the state legislatures.
Ratification occurs with a 3/4 vote of the state legislatures or a 3/4 vote of state conventions made up of delegates (not necessarily legislators) elected by the people. See the related link for more detail.
The process of changing or adding to the US Constitution.
Yes, through the amendment process.
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The US Supreme Court is not going to "stop the First Amendment"; they lack authority to change the Constitution. Article V of the US Constitution explains the formal amendment process.
Yes, amendment is a noun, both the process and the document. An amendment is a change, and is usually a written statement as with the US Constitution.
Do you mean "What is a change to the U.S Constitution?" if so the answer is an amendment if not ask somebody else sorry!
the amendment process
The Bill of Rights was created using a formal amendment process. An informal amendment process doesn't result in actual changes to the Constitution, only to the way the Constitution is interpreted.
The Bill of Rights was formally adopted into the US constitution.
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An amendment is part of the Constitution. The word itself means addition.
With regards to the US Constitution, changes made are called amendments. As one important example, in 1865, the 13th amendment was made to the US Constitution to abolish slavery. The Framers of the US Constitution believed of course that Constitution would require changes as time passed, however, they were cautious about changes and the amendment process is difficult.