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The constitution does not really define what a high crime is, however scholars agree that bribery, perjury and treason all constitute a high crime.

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What three specific provisions in the Constitution that indicate an indestructible Union and three that point to indestructible States?

indestructible union: 1. preamble 2. article I section 8-10 3. article IV Section 2 indestructible states: 1.article I section 3 2. article 3 section 1 3. 10th amendment


What is the last step in ratifying the amendment?

That would be ratification by at least 38 states.


Three-fourths of the states must approve an amendment for it to become part of the Constitution What two assemblies can approve a constitutional amendment in a state?

The first is the states legislative body can approve the amendment. The other is the states consititutional convention delegates are authorized to approve the amendment. The full details can be found in Article Five.


What percentage of congress does it take to propose an amendment?

The Amendment process is the formal way to change pieces of the Constitution to better suit the nation's rights. According to Article V, two-thirds of Congress must deem it necessary in order to propose an amendment. To ratify the amendment, three-fourths of the states must approve.


No amendment could change equal representation in senate without?

No amendment can alter equal representation in the Senate without the consent of the state. This is expressed in Article I, Section 9 of the United States Constitution.


When two thirds of both the house and the senate concur that the article be proposed as an amendment to the constitution of the united staes what is the last step in ratifying the admnement?

The article must be ratified by three-fourths (38) of states within a proscribed deadline.


What amendment cancelled the three fifths clause?

The thirteenth amendment.


Was the Three-Fifths Compromise a Constitutional amendment?

The Three-fifths Compromise was proposed by delegates James Wilson and Roger Sherman during the 1787 United States Constitutional Convention.. It was added as Article 1, Section 2, Paragraph 3 to the United States Constitution . It was superceded and thereby rescinded by the 14th Amendment in 1868.


What institution decides when an amendment to constitution should be proposed?

Whenever 2/3 of the House of Representatives agree. Article 5


Is article three capitalized?

Yes, "Article Three" should be capitalized when referring to a specific article in a legal document or a section of a constitution.


Is an an article?

The three articles are "a am the" so yes, "an" is an article.


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.