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Describe the most common process used in amending the constitution

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A more stringent criteria than a simple majority is necessary for Congress and the states to approve a constitutional amendment. As a result, changing the Constitution is extremely challenging. Only 27 times in the history of the United States has this constitutional amendment process been successful.

The founding fathers of the United States were aware that certain provisions of the Constitution would need to be modified as the nation developed. As a result, they added Article V to the Constitution. Article V describes the process for approving an amendment.

Step-by-step explanation:

There are four possible approaches to change the Constitution.

1.An amendment must be proposed by two-thirds of each house of Congress. The amendment is then approved by state legislatures in three-fourths of the states. This manner, all 27 amendments—save one—were approved.

2.An amendment must be proposed by two-thirds of each house of Congress. At ratifying conventions, the amendment is then approved by three-fourths of the states. This method was only used to ratify the Twenty-first Amendment, which repealed Prohibition.

3.The call for a constitutional convention by Congress is made by two-thirds of state legislatures. The amendment is then approved by state legislatures in three-fourths of the states.

4.The call for a constitutional convention by Congress is made by two-thirds of state legislatures. At ratifying conventions, the amendment is then approved by three-fourths

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