Constitutional Amendments

The Constitution of the United States of America provides a mechanism for changing the Constitution. It has been amended twenty-seven times. The first ten, known as the Bill of Rights, were ratified in 1791. Over the next two centuries, seventeen more were ratified.

Article Five describes procedures for altering the Constitution. An Amendment must first be proposed then it must be ratified. Amendments must be proposed by either two-thirds of both houses of Congress or by conventions of the legislatures of two-thirds of the States. After proposal, to become part of the Constitution, an Amendment must ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the States or ratifying conventions in three-fourths of the States.

Suggested Amendments:

Anti-Incumbent Amendment

Revise the Senate

Expand the House of Representatives

No Election for Vice President

Eliminate Single Member Districts