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Proposed by 2/3 vote in both houses of Congress. Or Proposed at national convention requested by 2/3 (34) of state legislatures.

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14 Proposed by 2/3 vote in both houses of Congress. Or Proposed at national convention requested by 2/3 (34) of state legislatures. By 3/4 of State legislatures (38). Or By conventions held in 3/4 (38) of the states. Only 21 st Amendment

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19 INSTRUCTIONS Explain Amendment Any significant experiences with it What would our society be like without the amendment?

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22 Basic Legislation Cont… Congress has changed Constitution in two ways Passed laws to spell out several of the Constitution’s brief provisions Congress has added to the Constitution by the way it has used its powers. Interpreting phrases like “interstate commerce”

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24 Court Decisions Essentially this is just the Supreme Court interpreting the Constitutionality of certain laws Marbury v. Madison (1803) McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)

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