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There are essentially two ways spelled out in the Constitution for how to propose an amendment. One has never been used.
1) The first method is for a bill to pass both houses of the legislature, by a two-thirds majority in each. Once the bill has passed both houses, it goes on to the states.
2) The second method prescribed is for a Constitutional Convention to be called by two-thirds of the legislatures of the States, and for that Convention to propose one or more amendments. These amendments are then sent to the states to be approved by three-fourths of the legislatures or conventions.
These two ways can be achieved via four paths. The Constitution spells out the four paths for an amendment:
- Proposal by convention of states, ratification by state conventions (never used)
- Proposal by convention of states, ratification by state legislatures (never used)
- Proposal by Congress, ratification by state conventions (used once)
- Proposal by Congress, ratification by state legislatures (used all other times)
It is interesting to note that at no point does the President have a role in the formal amendment process (though he would be free to make his opinion known). He cannot veto an amendment proposal, nor a ratification. This point is clear in Article 5, and was reaffirmed by the Supreme Court in Hollingsworth v Virginia (3 US 378 [1798]):
The negative of the President applies only to the ordinary cases of legislation: He has nothing to do with the proposition, or adoption, of amendments to the Constitution.
What else can I help you with?
An amendment to the constitution may be prosed by congress only?
true
Is it true a national convention may ratify an amendment to the US Constitution?
NO i think
Twenty-seven Amendment to the Constitution?
The 27th Amendment in the Constitution states that Congress may vote for their own pay-raise but that pay-raise will not take effect until the next term after their election.
In what two general ways does Congress reshape the Constitution?
The Constitution may undergo changes with a Constitutional Amendment or Constitutional Convention. The Supreme Court may not actually make changes to the Constitution, but may interpret the lines of the Constitution differently as time passes.
What take a vote by Congress to approve an amendment to the US Constitution?
The United States Constitution may have an amendment added through two different avenues. The first avenue, the better known avenue, is to introduce the proposed amendment to the houses of Congress where it needs to pass a vote with a two-thirds majority vote. The second avenue to add an amendment is through a special Constitutional Convention that is called for by two-thirds of the State legislatures.
An amendment may be formally proposed only by who?
Congress or the President
How does an amendment become part of the constitution?
Once an amendment has been passed it gets added to the consitution. Which means this new amendment has to be followed by each and every citizen of that country. Who ever breaks the amendment may have severe punishments.
Is the president the only person of the united states that can propose an amendment to the constitution?
No. Any citizen of the United States can propose a Constitutional Amendment, but it won't formally enter the process of amending the Constitution until either Congress or the State Legislatures take it up. That process doesn't include any input from the President at all. In fact, the President may share his opinion of a Constitutional Amendment, but he may not veto it or in any way interfere with the process. Furthermore, the Courts have no jurisdiction over the process of ratifying a Constitutional Amendment either. If you consider Congress and the State Legislatures to be representatives of the people's will, then only the People may formally ratify a Constitutional Amendment. This is best represented by the 18th and 21st Amendments and how the People decided to amend the Constitution and then decided to undo the same Amendment.
When was the 17 amendment ratified?
The Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was passed by the Senate on June 12, 1911, the House of Representatives on May 13, 1912, and ratified by the states on April 8, 1913.
Why An amendment may become part of the constitution upon?
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.
When may Congress propose an amendment to the constitution?
Congress may propose an amendment to the Constitution when two-thirds of both the House of Representatives and the Senate vote in favor of it.
What do you call a change to the amendment?
Another Amendment. Amendments may be changed only by a later amendment. If a particular amendment needs to be changed, it is not changed the way a law would be amended by deleting or adding wording. Amendments are changed by adoption of a later amendment that states that the prior amendment is changed in a certain way.
An amendment to the constitution may be prosed by congress only?
true
The constitution can be changed by a process called what?
Do you mean "What is a change to the U.S Constitution?" if so the answer is an amendment if not ask somebody else sorry!
Is it true a national convention may ratify an amendment to the US Constitution?
NO i think
What year did the amendment go into effect?
The Last amendment was added in 1992 which was the twenty-seventh amendment.
Twenty-seven Amendment to the Constitution?
The 27th Amendment in the Constitution states that Congress may vote for their own pay-raise but that pay-raise will not take effect until the next term after their election.
