how can the constitution be a amended
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The Constitution can be amended through a deliberate and structured process outlined in Article V. First, an amendment is proposed either by a two-thirds vote in both houses of Congress or by a constitutional convention called for by two-thirds of state legislatures. Second, the proposed amendment must be ratified by three-fourths of state legislatures or by special state ratifying conventions held in three-fourths of the states. Third, once ratified, the amendment becomes part of the Constitution and is binding on all states and citizens. This amendment process is intentionally designed to be difficult, ensuring that only changes with widespread support and broad consensus are made to the supreme law of the land. As a result, the Constitution has only been amended 27 times since its ratification in 1788.
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