What does an amendment to a bill do?

Answer 1

they use to preserve the rights of the united states citizen. now these are the movements wiping with said document.

ammendments

1 occupy

2 gun control

3 asset forfeiture

4 patriot act

5 ndaa

6 indefinite detention

7 enhanced interrogation

8 judicial activism

9 federal supremacy

Answer 2

It allows us to make changes to the constitution.

BAd answer. It allows ONLY states to amend. NEVER citizens, never Congress. STATES alone. EITHER Congress or the states propose amendments, then ONLY the states one-by-one decide whether or not to ratify. Congress has no vote and no role in the state-by-state process.

Once the 38th state ratifies, the Constitution HAS BEEN amended. Congress is not consulted; the states have spoken.

Incomplete answer. We agree that proposals are made by 2/3 of Congress or 2/3 of state governments, however ratification is by either 3/4 of state legislatures (which are directly elected by the people) or by 3/4 of state conventions, which are made up up of delegates elected by the people.

Agreed: Amendment ratification is by INSTITUTIONS at the state level, either ad hoc conventions or permanent legislatures - never by plebicite. The USA is a republic, not a democracy, so the Constitution is amended by republican methods, nor plebicites.

Answer 3

Either COngress or the states in a constitutional convention PROPOSE amendments. Then the states debate and hold ratification elections with zero federal influence.

If 75% of the states ratify, the constitution is amended THAT DAY, with no approval from Congress. The US Archivist publishes an amended Constitution.

COngress votes on about 100 amendment proposals annually. The states have declined to ratify 20% of the amendments offered them by Congress.

Answer 4

The rather rigorous amendment process, 2/3 of both houses or state legislatures and THEN 3/4 of the states, is to ensure that the Constitution cannot be easily changed from time to time. State Constitutions, on the other hand, are much easier to ammend; as a result, for example, Alabama's Constitution has been amended over 400 times.

Answer 5

Changes the language of the bill. By changing the language you make the bill either stronger or weaker.