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entrenchment
-extra legal safeguards to a constitutional provision
-a supermajority is required
-proposal and ratification required
Proposal of amendments
-Proposed by a super majority of 2/3 of each house in congress
-Proposed by a national convention called by congress
Amendment ratification
-Amendment ratified by ¾ of the state legislatures
-Amendment ratified by ¾ of state conventions
amount of amendments ratified ever
27 in over 200 years
Difficulty in amending the constitution
high thresholds for the amendment ensure that change only happens when there is a wide consensus and broad agreement
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