MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE BILL OF RIGHTS THE CONSTITUTIONS FIRST 10 AMENDMENTS
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Amending the U.S. Constitution is a time-consuming process that does not allow changes to happen easily.
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Amending the U.S. Constitution is a relatively quick and simple process that allows change to happen easily.
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Ratification of an amendment requires 50 percent of Congress’s approval.
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Ratification of an amendment requires 50 percent of state governors’ approval.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Article V of the Constitution provides two ways to propose amendments to the document. 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.
Detailed explanation-2: -An amendment may be proposed by a two-thirds vote of both Houses of Congress, or, if two-thirds of the States request one, by a convention called for that purpose. The amendment must then be ratified by three-fourths of the State legislatures, or three-fourths of conventions called in each State for ratification.
Detailed explanation-3: -These amendments, called the Bill of Rights, would list specific rights not already mentioned in the Constitution. This put people’s minds at ease, and the Constitution became the law of the land in March 1789. The Bill of Rights was added in 1791.
Detailed explanation-4: -The main purpose of the amending process described in Article V of the Constitution is to permanently protect the people of the nation from unreasonable amendment proposals and ratifications.