Amendment Process (Article V)

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I'm just going to be mainly referring to the congressional proposal method, since the convention method as never been used before.

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First, the amendment goes through
proposal by 2/3 of Congress.
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Second, the amendment gets
ratified by 3/4 of state legislatures.
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If mandated by Congress, each state may have to use a **ratifying convention**, which is…
when elected delegates vote on the amendment.
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The **ratifying convention** has been used once for the…
21st Amendment - ended prohibition.