USA HISTORY

JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850

DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA BY ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is a change or addition to the Constitution called?
A
Bill of Rights
B
amendment
C
Congress
D
Electoral College
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Amending the Constitution of India is the process of making changes to the nation’s fundamental law or supreme law. The procedure of amendment in the constitution is laid down in Part XX (Article 368) of the Constitution of India.

Detailed explanation-2: -Amendments may be proposed either by the Congress, through a joint resolution passed by a two-thirds vote, or by a convention called by Congress in response to applications from two-thirds of the state legislatures. Measures Proposed to Amend the Constitution.

Detailed explanation-3: -amendment, in government and law, an addition or alteration made to a constitution, statute, or legislative bill or resolution. Amendments can be made to existing constitutions and statutes and are also commonly made to bills in the course of their passage through a legislature.

Detailed explanation-4: -Any existing constitutional amendment can be repealed but only by the ratification of another amendment. Because repealing amendments must be proposed and ratified by one of the same two methods of regular amendments, they are very rare.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution in 1787. They wanted a “living document.” This means the Constitution can change with the country. A change to the Constitution is called an amendment. In 1791, a list of ten amendments was added.

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