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When citizens can directly vote on a proposed amendment this is called what?
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By what two methods can amendments to the US Constitution be proposed and ratified?
There are actually four methods.An Amendment may be proposed by two-thirds vote in each house of congress, and ratified by three-fourths of the state legislatures.An Amendment may be proposed by Congress and then ratified by conventions, called for that purpose in three-fourths of the state3.An Amendment may be proposed by a national convention, called by Congress at the request of two-thirds of state legislatures, and then ratified by three-fourths of the state legislatures.An amendment may be proposed by a national convention and ratified by conventions in three-fourths of the states.Answered directly from the "American Government" Textbook.
An amendment may be proposed by a national convention called by congress at the request of two thirds of the states demonstrates which amendment process?
Formal Amendment Process A+
Who are amendments proposed by?
Amendments are proposed by a two-thirds vote from Congress. An amendment can also be proposed by a convention called by Congress, if two-thirds of the states request it.
How is a ammendment proposed?
The Amendment process is the formal way to change the Constitution. An amendment may be proposed by two-thirds vote of both houses of Congress or by a convention called by Congress at the request of two-thirds of the state legislatures. Ratification of an amendment takes three-fourths of the states to approve.
What is an idea for new law or change to an old law called?
Amendment
In what two ways can an amendment be proposed?
Amendments to the U.S. Constitution can be proposed by approval of two-thirds of each house of the U.S. Congress. They can also be proposed by a Constitutional Convention called by two-thirds of states legislatures.
What are the four methods of the formal amendment?
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What are the two steps that have to happen for an amendment to take place?
In order for an amendment to be proposed it must obtain either a positive 2/3 vote in both chambers of Congress, or a national convention must be called at the request of 2/3 of the states. The proposed amendment needs to then receive a vote by the legislatures of 3/4 of the states or a convention needs to be called in the states and the amendment must get a 3/4 vote from them in order for it to be ratified.
What do the Fourteenth Amendment and the First Amendment have in common?
The first amendment gives US citizens the rights of free speech, peaceful assembly, etc. They're also called our "Basic Civil Liberties," which give us rights as US citizens. The 14th amendment gave rights to people of slave descent, or people who were former slaves, the rights stated in the 1st amendment.
A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives is called?
direct democracy
How may formal methods are available to propose an amendment?
The Amendment process is the formal way to change the Constitution. An amendment may be proposed by two-thirds vote of both houses of Congress or by a convention called by Congress at the request of two-thirds of the state legislatures. Ratification of an amendment takes three-fourths of the states to approve.
Who started the nineteenth amendment?
The bill that came to be the 19th Amendment was introduced by a senator from California, A.A. Sargent. This was proposed in 1878. In 1919 Representative James Mann of Illinois proposed the house approve the final version of what was called the Susan B. Anthony Amendment. The Senate also passed the bill, and by March 1920, the required 35 states approved ratification.
