Why does the constitution provide that both houses of congress must agree to the proposal of an amendment?

Answer 1

The constitution provides this to protect the rights of the citizens by not letting one party rule.

Answer 2

The Constitution provides that an Amendment be passed by both Houses of Congress to maintain a system of checks and balances. This so that one House of Congress is not overstepping their bounds as lawmakers.

Answer 3

Article V; The Congress, whenever two-thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two-thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which, in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three-fourths of the several States, or by Conventions in three-fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress;

Answer 4

Times and world situations change in unforeseen ways -- there must be a way

to adjust and move with the times and that calls for amendments. For example, giving women the right to vote- -when the constitution was written, men wrote it and even giving men the right to vote for their highest leader was a radical idea --virtually

no one even gave a thought about whether women should be allowed to vote, but times changed and the constitution was changed.

Answer 5

Because it was intended to be a living document, subject to changes within a world that the Founding Fathers could not envision when the document was created.

Answer 6

The constitution provides this to protect the rights of the citizens by not letting one party rule.

Answer 7

No one court is domnant, they are all equal. Therefore all of them review the laws before they are passed.