What does it mean to amend the constitution?

Answer 1

Amendments are additions or clarifications. When a constitutional amendment is accepted and enacted, it effectively adds its contents to the constitution, or clarifies points set forth in either the constitution or another amendment.

In the Constitution of the United States of America, numerous amendments have been accepted, some shortly after the document was drafted. Effectively, the Constitution served as the foundation, the framework for the ideals of the government. Amendments were proposed, and some added, to expand upon the Constitution's intent. The first ten constitutional amendments, collectively called the Bill of Rights, was completed roughly a decade after the Constituton was adopted.

Amendments can be removed. The 18th Amendment was ratified in 1919, and banned alcohol in the United States. This period, called Prohibition, ended in 1933 when the 21st Amendment was passed. The sole purpose of the 21st Amendment was to repeal the 18th Amendment.

In summary: to amend any document, constitutions included, means to modify, add, or clarify the document.

Answer 2

Amending the Constitution means that you are making a change to it. There have been, as of December 2011, 27 amendments to the US Constitution. It's not easy to do; there is a two-part process involved, described in Article 5. The short form of it is that it must be proposed by a 2/3 majority and then ratified by 3/4 of the states.

Answer 3

When the constitution is ammended things are added to it that were not in there when it was first established. such as womens right to vote.

Answer 4

so we can make a stronger government and change it to what is needed

Answer 5

Because if something new and unexpected comes up, they can change it instead of keeping it the same with nothing to do to get rid of a problem.

Answer 6

Amend