Constitutional Amendment

Contract

A change to the u.s. constitution. a constitutional amendment usually starts as a joint resolution in congress. to take effect, an amendment must be passed by a two-thirds vote of both the house and the senate, and then get approval from three-quarters of state legislatures.

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