Disadvantages of the Amendment Process

Question 1

States Overrepresented

Answer 1

States have changing populations - some have grown, like Idaho, and some have shrunk, like Illinois. Small states with small populations get an equal say to large states.
The population of Wyoming is around 579,000, whereas the population of California is around 39,537,000. The fact that each state has an equal say in the ratification process means that some populations are overrepresented, and some populations are underrepresented.

Question 2

Undemocratic

Answer 2

13 states can block the will of the people
Feminist groups have been trying to introduce an Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) since 1921. It received a supermajority in both houses of Congress (the House in 1971, and the Senate in 1972). The ERA has been blocked by a small group of conservative states refusing to ratify the amendment.