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You have 5 minutes to… Read p. 171 Define vocabulary terms Amended Article V
Amendments The authors of the Constitution knew that people might want to change it in the future They provided rules for the Constitution to be amended (added to or changed) Article V established a two-step process for amendments
Step 1: Proposing the Amendment Option 1 Option 2 Two-thirds vote of both houses of Congress Two-thirds of state legislatures request a national convention to amend the Constitution
Step 2: Ratifying the Amendment Option 1 Option 2 Ratification by three-fourths of the state legislatures (3/4 state legislatures vote to pass it) Ratification by special ratification conventions in three-fourths of states. (special meetings in 3/4 of states) Used: 27 times Used: never!