Amendment process Flashcards

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  1. Proposal
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proposal by 2/3 vote of both houses of congress OR 2/3 of a convention

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  1. Ratification
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Passage by 3/4 of state legislatures OR 3/4 of the convention

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3
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Why did the founders make it hard to amend?

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They believed it would help create stability in the U.S and if it was easy to amend it would cause instability

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