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Amending the U.S. Constitution is not an Question Blank 1 of 8
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. It is meant to be Question Blank 2 of 8
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in order to prevent the basic principles and laws from changing constantly. There are Question Blank 3 of 8
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ways a constitutional amendment can be proposed:

A) two-thirds of Question Blank 4 of 8
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can agree that an amendment should be added.
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B) Question Blank 5 of 8
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of a national convention can propose an amendment to the Constitution.

If either of those situations take place, Question Blank 6 of 8
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of two things must occur afterward:

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of state legislatures must agree to its addition.
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B) three-quarters of a special Question Blank 8 of 8
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must ratify the amendment. Only THEN will the amendment be added to the Constitution.

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1. easy
2. difficult
3. two
4. Congress (two‑thirds of both houses)
5. two‑thirds of state legislatures (two‑thirds of the states)
6. one
7. three‑quarters (of state legislatures)
8. state ratifying conventions