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Who must vote to approve amendments to the Illinois constitution after they pass the general Assembly?
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∙ 9y ago
Fifty one percent of the voters have to approve the ammendment.
http://www.ilga.gov/commission/lrb/con14.htm
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Who can amend the Illinois Constitution?
In Illinois, the General Assembly has the authority to propose amendments to the state constitution. However, for an amendment to be adopted, it must be approved by a three-fifths majority vote in each chamber and then be approved by the majority of voters in a statewide referendum.
Can the Missouri Constitution be changed?
The Illinois Constitution can be amended either by Constitutional Convention (if 3/5 of the members in each House of the General Assembly agree to it, which voters can approve or disapprove) or by the General Assembly (if 3/5 of each house of the General Assembly approve the amendment, which is then submitted to the voters at the next general election).
Which amendments were added to the constitution to get the anti-federalists to approve it?
The Bill of Rights (amendments 1 through 10)
What is designed to change the constitution?
Amendments are designed to change the Constitution. To propose an amendment, 2/3 of Congress must approve it, and to ratify the amendments, 2/3 of state legislatures or conventions must approve them. After this, the Constitution is changed. Examples of amendments include the setting of the voting age at 18, and the limiting of presidents to two terms. The first ten amendments are the Bill of Rights.
How can amendments be added to the Constitution?
government has to approve it and the congress needs to approve it too. and also the president has to apply a veto and hand or mail it to the judicial branch of the government
Is the constitution has never been amended?
No, not ever. Many say that the Constitution is a "living, breathing" document, but it is not. On the other hand, there is a process through which a certain majority of States can ratify (approve) an addition to the Amendments to the Constitution.
How many states must approve an amendments before it takes effects?
13 colonies/states have to sign/ratify the Constitution.
What words did the opponets demand to be added to the constitution?
Patrick Henry demanded that the Constitution have a Bill of Rights before Virginia approve it. James Madison assured him they would be added in the form of amendments. With that, Virginia adopted the Constitution. James Madison and John Adams designed the Bill of Rights which are the first 10 amendments to the constitution.
What is to approve amendments or treaties?
ratify
What does ratifying the constitution mean?
Ratifying means it was signed into approval, making it officially valid. Federations usually require support of federal government and a certain percentage of the constituent government for amendments to the constitution to take effect.
What did John Quincy Adams change in the US Constitution?
The President can not change the US Constitution. He can not propose amendments not does he approve or disprove proposals for amendments. (He could come out for or against a proposed amendment, but it would only be an opinion.) Not amendment were ratified or proposed by Congress while Adams was in office.
Who approves constitution amendments?
The people do, with a 3/4 vote by states, if by approve you mean pass into law. The congress has no say in ratification, and neither do the president or the supreme court. The people made the constitution, and only they can modify it.
