whats the process by which an Amendment to the Constitution is passed and ratified? where does the proposal begin and what stages does it need to pass in order to be adopted?
2006-10-11 06:34:51 · 3 answers · asked by guitarbuttmunch88 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
Without doing a lot of Cut & Paste, here's a very good link to the processes involved. I hope it helps.
2006-10-11 06:44:09 · answer #1 · answered by J.D. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An amendment to the United States Constitution must be ratified by three-quarters of either the state legislatures, or of constitutional conventions specially elected in each of the states, before it can come into effect.
2006-10-11 13:45:54 · answer #2 · answered by dinguskhan2 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2/3 of each house of congress must pass it word for word. the president signs it. then it must be ratified by 3/4 of the states. each state that passes it in a referendum must be an "up or down" vote: 50% plus 1 (simple majority) It then becomes an ammendment. so far hundreds have been proposed, 27 have passed.
2006-10-11 13:45:13 · answer #3 · answered by my_iq_135 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋