USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

CREATING STATE CONSTITUTIONS AFTER THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
An amendment is
A
When you add or alter part of a document
B
When you reject a document
C
When you remove something from a document
D
When you destroy a document
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -An amendment is typically used to change something that’s part of an original contract. Think of amendments as modifications to the earliest agreement (for example, altering an agreed-upon deadline). An addendum is used to clarify and add things that were not initially part of the original contract or agreement.

Detailed explanation-2: -: the process of altering or amending a law or document (such as a constitution) by parliamentary or constitutional procedure.

Detailed explanation-3: -Any existing constitutional amendment can be repealed but only by the ratification of another amendment.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-4: -A contract amendment vs addendum are terms used when changing or adding to an original document. An amendment makes changes to an already existing agreement whereas an addendum adds an additional document to the existing agreement.

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