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Where in the US Constitution does it refer to a Constitutional Convention as a means to amend the US Constitution?
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Article V of the US Constitution establishes the basic means of making amendments.
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If Florida's state legislature calls for a constitutional convention must the voters approve of calling the convention?
Yes and No. A Constitutional Convention, as defined by Article V of the U.S. Constitution, involves the legislatures of two thirds of the states calling for the Convention, as representatives of the people. The Convention maintains a republican-federalist quality, not direct democracy involving the sovereign.However, one of the grievous defects of the constitution is the functional impossibility of amending the Constitution with regard to anything truly significant. Interestingly, Sanford Levinson argues that "the strictures (and structures) of Article V are limits on the agents of the people rather than on the general citizenry itself (or ourselves)." We should assert the sovereignty announced in the Preamble to "ordain and establish" a constitution -- which would be a "Yes" to your question.Note the precedence from the framers ignoring Rhode Island and Article XIII, and establishing that a new convention could legitimately "declare that its handiwork would be binding if ratified in a national referendum where each voter had equal power."Good Constitutional critiques include, Sanford Levinson's Our Undemocratic Constitution: Where the Constitution Goes Wrong (And How We the People Can Correct It) (2008) and Robert Dahl's How Democratic is the American Constitution (2003).Go Vermont! Freedom & Unity!
Why were constitutional amendments created for?
To "amend" a document means to alter, modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from (a motion, bill, constitution, etc.) by formal procedure. Amendments changed the Constitution. It means you do not have to re-write the whole thing, just this part right here.
What does the word unconstitutional means?
Means that the action or law is not constitutional or is against the constitution.
What is a consitutional convention?
The Constitutional Convention took place from May 25 to September 17, 1787, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to address problems in governing the United States of America, which had been operating under the Articles of Confederation following independence from Great Britain.
Where in the constitution do the states get their reserved powers?
U.S. Const., Amend. IX:"The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people."U.S. Const., Amend. X:"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."Essentially, this means that constitutional powers enumerated in the Constitution are limited to those specified, and that residual rights are reserved to the States.
Which one of these words bill amend population or confederation means to change?
From the word choices bill, amend, population, or confederation, the word "amend" means to change.The man needed to amend his 2015 tax return to show a higher income.After I heard the whole story, I had to amend my previous decision.When the Legislature amends the US Constitution, they add an amendment to it.My boss tried to amend an error he made in the payroll taxes.
How were desistions made by the Constitutional Convention?
Decisions were made by the Constitutional Convention concerning the founding of the US. They agreed to be a committee of the whole which means decisions were made through back and forth discussions until agreements were formed.
Why did Woodrow Wilson describe the supreme court as a constitutional convention in continuous session?
Conventions were called to determine what form the ultimate Constitution would take, what it would include and exclude, and generally how it would work. Every time the Supreme Court makes a ruling on a case they are in a sense making a statement about how they think the Constitution applies to that particular case, and thus, about what the constitution itself means in the present day.
Agreeing with the constitution?
Agreeing with the constitution is known as constitutional.
What does constitutional convection mean?
Constitutional convention refers to a gathering of delegates to revise or draft a new constitution. It is a formal assembly where representatives come together to discuss and propose changes to the existing constitutional framework. These conventions provide an opportunity for the public and political leaders to debate and shape the fundamental laws of a nation.
What does amend mean?
amend means to changeIt means to change or edit
When can there be a constitutional convention?
The answer is. As soon as it becomes general public knowledge that a sufficient number of applications have been submitted by the states to cause a convention call. Congress has disobeyed the Constitution and refused to call a convention. The over 700 applications from 49 states can be read at www.foavc.org. Once Congress realizes the American public know they have been violating the Constitution and begin asking why can they do this, public pressure will mount. Not so much because of a convention but because everyone will realize that if Congress can refuse to obey one part of the Constitution, they can disobey other parts. To prevent this means forcing them to call the convention even if nothing is done at the convention.
