Amending the Constitution:
The process of amending the constitution consists of two steps: proposal and ratification.
Proposal:
Ratification:
OR
Proposal:
- Both houses of Congress must propose the amendment with at least 2/3 votes, this can be incredibly difficult because members of congress tend to vote for their political party and rarely roam away from that.
- 2/3 of the State Legislatures must call upon Congress to have a Constitutional Convention
Ratification:
- Three-fourths of the State legislatures must approve of the amendment proposed by Congress
OR
- Three-fourths of the states must approve the amendment via ratifying conventions. This method has only been used once, to repeal Prohibition (21st Amendment).