How can the Constitution be amended? Make it not too long and make it sound like an 8th grader wrote it

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The Constitution can be amended, or changed, in a couple of ways.

First, when Congress thinks a change is needed, they can propose an amendment. To do this, two-thirds of both the House of Representatives and the Senate must agree on it.

Second, if enough states want a change, two-thirds of state legislatures can call for a special convention to suggest amendments.

Once an amendment is proposed, it must be approved by three-fourths of the states—either through their legislatures or by special state conventions—before it can become part of the Constitution.

So, it’s a pretty big deal! It takes a lot of agreement from different parts of the government and the states to make a change.