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A proposed amendment violates the Constitution should the Supreme Court be able to block its ratification?
Of course not! The whole purpose of an amendment is to change the Constitution! If we don't like what it says, or how the Supreme Court is interpretting it, we, the people, have the right to change the document.
Whose rights was the Fourteenth Amendment designed to protect?
(newly freed slaves)
When was the 14th amendment created?
"The Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution was passed by both houses on 8th June and the 13th June, 1866. The amendment was designed to grant citizenship to and protect the civil liberties of recently freed slaves. It did this by prohibiting states from denying or abridging the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States, depriving any person of his life, liberty, or property without due process of law, or denying to any person within their jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."
Why has it been difficult to resolve the meanings of the second third ninth and tenth amendments in the US Constitution?
The Ninth and Tenth Amendments do not guarantee rights and thus there is an ongoing debate about the meaning of these amendments. The meanings of these amendments are quite ambigous because of the language and there are consequently numerous interpretations. For example, the Tenth amendment was designed to reserve powers to the states and two theories about this amendment were that it states the nature of American federalism but adds nothing to the Constitution as originally ratified and that it protects the powers of the states against national government.
How can constitutional law protect environment?
The US Constitution does not specifically address the environment in so many words. All laws which have been promulgated to protect the environment have been extrapolated from the (supposed) meanings the founding fathers included in the wording of the Constitution, or as it is currently amended.
What us an amendment?
An amendment to the United States constitution is a change or update to the original text to better fit the current state of the union. Amendments were designed to keep the Constitution relevant long after it was originally written.
What were the 19th Amendment and the 26th Amendment to the US Constitution both designed to do?
Expand the right to vote. The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote; the 26th Amendment lowered the voting age to 18.
Can the U.S. Constitution be changed by adding an amendment?
By a vote of two-thirds of Congress and three-fourths of the states
What does the acronym ERA stand for?
Equal Rights Amendment, an amendment to the U.S. Constitution proposed in the early 1970s but never ratified
What amendment to the constitution gave citizenship to people born or naturalized in the United States?
That was the 14th Amendment, designed to guarantee the citizenship of newly freed slaves at the time (since the Civil War had just ended).
What does it mean for an amendment to be designed specifically to an existing amendment?
It will officially withdraw the previous amendment.
How can the 22nd amendment be changed?
The 22nd Amendment to the United States Constitution, which limits the President to two terms in office, can be changed through the formal amendment process outlined in Article V of the Constitution. This process requires either a two-thirds vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate or a national convention called by two-thirds of state legislatures to propose the amendment. The proposed amendment must then be ratified by three-fourths of state legislatures or by conventions in three-fourths of the states. This is a rigorous process designed to ensure that any changes to the Constitution reflect broad consensus among the states and the people.
What does it mean for a amendment to be designed specifically to repeal an existing amendment?
It will officially withdraw the previous amendment.
What amendment was designed specifically to deal with an economic issue?
economic amendment
What amendment was designed specifically to deal with economic issues?
Sixteenth Amendment A+
What is the purpose of the 2nd amendment?
The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution was designed to protect the right of American citizens to keep and bear arms. It was included to ensure that individuals have the means to defend themselves and their country.
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.
