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What. must happen for an amendment. to become part of the constitution?
This is what I put for my homework sheet and I got the answer right. The answer is.......(this is how you have to start off okay? ) Three-fourths of the states must ratify, or officially accept, the amendment. Only then is the amendment apart of the Constitution.
Who must Amendments to the Constitution be ratified by?
Amendments to the constitution must be ratified by the states. To become part of the Constitution the Amendment must be approved by three-fourths of the states.
Two things have to happen before a proposed amendment can become part of the Constitution?
the first requirement for an amendment to ba added is that you have to propose it. 2/3 of both houses (house and senaate) and 2/3 by the state legislative. the second requirement for an amendment to be added is that it must be ratified. 3/4 of the legislative and by 3/4 have indvidual constitution conventions
Why it so difficult to make an amendment to the Constitution?
Because 2/3 of the 50 states must ratify the amendment for it to become law.
What is a word that means a change to the constitution?
two-thirds of the House of Representatives and Senate must vote to change the constitution. then the amendment must be revised by the judicial branch to make sure that the amendment is constitutional
In order to become part of the state constitution in every state except delaware an amendment must first be approved by?
a vote of the people
What is a constitution amendment?
A constitutional amendment is any change in the US Constitution. Like the constitution, an amendment must be proposed and then adopted by Congress or by state conventions. It must then be ratified by 2/3 of the current states before it becomes part of the Constitution. Amendments can only be superceded by another later amendment, or repealed by one.
How many states must must ratify an amendment to the constitution?
38, or 3/4 of the states must approve of the amendment before it can me added to the Constitution. This process does not have to happen simultaneously. It's typically for the process to take several months or even years. As soon as the criteria is reached, the amendment passes. Four amendments, some as far back as 1789 are still technically pending approval.
How many states need to aprove the amendment?
According to the U.S. Constitution 3/4 of the various states have to ratify a constitutional amendment proposed to them before it can become permanent part of the Constitution. For an amendment to Acts by Congress, 3/5 of the Senate and 1/2 of the House must agree. The Titles of Nobility amendment did not become the 13th amendment because it was 2 states short. It could still become part of the constitution but it would require the remainer of 38 states to ratify it if it would be enactected now.
There are two ways to amend the U.S. Constitution. The first begins in Congress and requires?
The first way to amend the U.S. Constitution begins in Congress, where a proposed amendment must be approved by a two-thirds majority in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Once Congress passes the amendment, it is sent to the states for ratification, where three-fourths of the state legislatures or conventions must approve it for the amendment to become part of the Constitution.
What must be done for the constitution to be law an article that process was called?
9 out of 13 states had to approve or ratify. The process was called ratification
Before a congressional pay raise goes into effect what must happen?
Congress must write a law that will allow for them to receive a pay raise. The 27th Amendment to the US Constitution provides for this.
