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The Constitution
7 Articles
27 Amendments
The Amendment Process
How A Bill Becomes Law
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Federalism
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The amendment process
Ways for proposing an Amendment:
2/3
vote for both houses of congress, and the state must accept.
2/3
of the states request a constitutional convention to meet up.
Way for amending an Amendment:
3/4
states must choose to ratify (accept) the amendment