An amendment may become part of the US Constitution on ratification. Ratification requires that three fourths of the states vote for the amendment in their state legislatures.
The Ninth Amendment became part of the Constitution on December 15, 1791 upon ratification by three-fourths of the states.
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When a constitutional amendment has been ratified it means that the amendment had been passed or agreed upon by 3/4 of congress and is now being made a legal amendmen to our Constitution
amendments
No, it could not be changed by Congress alone. The US Constitution would have to be amended to do so. According to Article V of the US Constitution, the process would take a vote of two thirds of both houses of Congress to propose such an amendment, or upon an application by the legislatures of two thirds of the states, it could call for a constitutional convention for the proposal of such an amendment. Once final form of the amendment has been settled upon, it would have to be ratified by three quarters of the States, in order to make such a change to the Constitution. This would result in an Amendment to the Constitution (similar to other amendments, such as the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote).
Both houses of Parliament must pass the proposed amendment by a simple majority, with no minimum turnout required. The proposal is then put to public referendum which Irish citizens vote upon. If approved, the amendment is signed by the President who does not have the power to veto the amendment.
It will decompose into the land which it fall upon making all of its nutrients become part of the soil.
It is legal in the US because of the first amendment to the constitution, however it is most likely frowned upon by most people.
What part of the constitution could he have drawn upon to support his argument
What part of the constitution could he have drawn upon to support his argument
Amendment IX (1791) The enumeration of the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. The 9th Amendment is saying that the Constitution cannot be used against the peoples' right to freedom. The rights granted by the Constitution cannot be used to eliminate other rights. Breakdown: The enumeration of the Constitution, of certain rights = The rights outlined in the Constitution. Shall not be construed = can not be used. to deny or disparage = to stop or infringe upon. others = other rights. retained by the people = that the people have.
The 5th Amendment to the US Constitution