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Originally Congress passed the first amendments to the Constitution (i.e. the Bill of Rights) because of promises made during the ratification of the Constitution by the states. Several state ratification conventions only voted to approve the constitution on the condition that the new Congress would take up a Bill of Rights as its first action in order to ensure that American rights were protected.
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What branch can pass amendments to the constitution?
constitution i think
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.
Are all formal constitutional amendments must be proposed by congress true or false?
False. A convention, called for by at least 2/3 (34) of the states, can propose amendments to the U.S. Constitution, which must then, as with the Congress, be ratified by 75% (38) of the states.
Who must vote to approve amendments to the Illinois constitution after they pass the general Assembly?
Fifty one percent of the voters have to approve the ammendment.http://www.ilga.gov/commission/lrb/con14.htm
When is it possible for a Constitutional Convention to be held?
The question is inaccurate in the first place. The Constitution only authorizes an Article V Convention, that is a "convention to propose amendments" to our present Constitution. A "constitutional convention" has the authority to propose a new constitution and is not authorized to do so under our present Constitution. If 2/3rds of the State Legislatures request it, Congress must call for an Article V Convention. At that convention, any and all amendments may be considered and voted upon to be proposed for ratification. It requires a two-thirds vote of the convention to pass any proposed amendment followed by a three-fourths favorable vote by the states to ratify a proposed amendment. According to the Congressional Record, all 50 states have submitted 750 applications for an Article V Convention. Texts of the applications can be read at www.foavc.org which has photographic copies of the congressional record pages showing the applications. Congress, therefore, is obligated to call a convention but thus far has refused to do so.
Can the bill of rights be altered?
The Bill of Rights is itself a collection of 10 amendments to the Constitution. Because of this, the Bill of Rights does not get amended, but it's possible to pass amendments that cancel other amendments (like the 18th and 21st amendments). So, if someone wanted to change the Bill of Rights, they could (in theory, at least) try to get an amendment passed that modified one of the amendments contained within the Bill of Rights.
A strong showing by what party in the congressional elections of 1866 helped pave the way for congressional reconstruction?
The Republican Party had a strong showing in the congressional elections of 1866. They won a majority in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, which allowed them to pass legislation and policies that would ultimately shape the course of Reconstruction. This included measures to protect the civil rights of freed slaves and punish former Confederate leaders.
Why do you think that the hypothetical congressional bill did not pass?
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The second step to amending the constitution Is that an amendment must be approved by?
Amendments to the Constitution may originate from either body of Congress or from a Convention called into creation by two thirds of the state legislatures. Amendments from the former must pass both bodies of Congress with a two thirds majority at which point the Amendment is considered proposed to the states and the ratification process begins. For proposed Amendments to become law three fourths of the states' Legislatures must approve ratification of the Amendment. Currently this requires 38 of the 50 states.The President plays no official role in the passage or rejection of Amendments to the Constitution. The President has no veto power in the process.
Does the congressional branch enforce the laws?
The legislative or congressional branch is responsible for MAKING the laws. They write and pass legislation into law.
How can the US Constitution adapt to a changing society?
I believe the Constitution is fine. The problem as I see it is whenever someone decides they don't like some part of it, they just pass a law or add an addendum maybe that allows them to do whatever they want. Guess the Founding Fathers didn't see that one coming.
What are the similarities between House of Representatives and the senate?
They both have their meetings in the capitol building. They both represent the states. They both must pass any bills before they can become federal law or amendments to the Constitution.
