A propsal is made
for congress with 2/3
Why is it so hard to pass a
majority vote in all
consitutional amendment
houses then the
>enrichment=the consitution
ammendments is
is protected by law
ratified (signed and
>as it requires super
agreed) by 3/4 of the
majorities at both congretional
state
and state level of more than Examples of faliled
legislation/state
60% consitutional
consitutional
>also needs gratification by ammendments:
conventions >a maximum wage
3/4 of state legislature which
is a big bundle to overcome amendment (1933)
>as the founding fathers >dueling ban
amendment (1826)
The made it a purposely difficult
>christian
process because they diddnt
constiution amendment
want it to be changed
amendment
how is the constitutional process
amendment process not
effective?
>it is difficult to remove outdates How does the consitutional amendment
aspects- the founding fathers process remain efective?
made it very difficult to change >it protects key principles of political process-
some political amendments are so important
>it is difficult to remove outdates
they shouldnt be allowed to change
ideas >it protects states and upholds federalism- all
>it is no longer effective as it the states need to approve (the majority) which
remains too rigid and provides shows majoritarisnm
too much power to unelected >it prevents abuse of power- an entrenched
officials (e.g.nine unelected consitution stops one individual from abusing
power- amendment process undemocractic
judges have the final say on a (e.g. bush requesting to veto parts of the bill
range of issues such as going through congress rather than a whole bill
instituinal power and human in 2006)
rights and will be turned y their >it prevents ill thought out amendments-
own bias requires cross party agreement to approve a
change
>limits the excess and abuse of power in the
political system
for congress with 2/3
Why is it so hard to pass a
majority vote in all
consitutional amendment
houses then the
>enrichment=the consitution
ammendments is
is protected by law
ratified (signed and
>as it requires super
agreed) by 3/4 of the
majorities at both congretional
state
and state level of more than Examples of faliled
legislation/state
60% consitutional
consitutional
>also needs gratification by ammendments:
conventions >a maximum wage
3/4 of state legislature which
is a big bundle to overcome amendment (1933)
>as the founding fathers >dueling ban
amendment (1826)
The made it a purposely difficult
>christian
process because they diddnt
constiution amendment
want it to be changed
amendment
how is the constitutional process
amendment process not
effective?
>it is difficult to remove outdates How does the consitutional amendment
aspects- the founding fathers process remain efective?
made it very difficult to change >it protects key principles of political process-
some political amendments are so important
>it is difficult to remove outdates
they shouldnt be allowed to change
ideas >it protects states and upholds federalism- all
>it is no longer effective as it the states need to approve (the majority) which
remains too rigid and provides shows majoritarisnm
too much power to unelected >it prevents abuse of power- an entrenched
officials (e.g.nine unelected consitution stops one individual from abusing
power- amendment process undemocractic
judges have the final say on a (e.g. bush requesting to veto parts of the bill
range of issues such as going through congress rather than a whole bill
instituinal power and human in 2006)
rights and will be turned y their >it prevents ill thought out amendments-
own bias requires cross party agreement to approve a
change
>limits the excess and abuse of power in the
political system
