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The only way to change the US Constitution is for a bill to pass both houses of the legislature by a two-thirds majority in each. Once the bill has passed both houses, it h\goes on to the states.
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ViviThe original text, and intent, and the meaning of the provisions of the Constitution may not be changed. If the People of the States want to change the text or the meaning, scope or authority of the federal government, as laid out in the Constitution then the old Constitution would have to be scrapped and a new Constitution be ratified in a Constitutional convention. The current Constitution may be amended in order to provide clarification to the Constitution, but only in as much as the amendment is in harmony vis-a-vie the scope, meaning, intent and limits of the current Constitution.
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Why are informal methods used to change constitution more than formal methods?
Informal methods do not really change the Constitution per se, they just change the way it is viewed. An informal method refers to a change in makeup in the Supreme Court, which can alter how laws are interpreted. The only real way to change the Constitution is formally.
One way the Founders provided for change in the Constitution was to describe how?
Ratify the Constitution. With the ever changing tides of contemporary political and social balances, only modifications in our own base governmental rules can keep this fluctuation smooth.
What did progressives know that would be the best way to guarantee nationwide change?
Amend the Constitution
What is the name for a change in the way that people understand and act on the constitution?
informal amendment
Why are court cases similar to the amendments of the Constitution?
They aren't. They aren't even close to being the same thing. The Constitution is the law and amendments change that law. Court cases are the interpretation of that law. However, the Supreme Court interprets the Constitution and their ruling is taken as the correct one. Given that the rulings can change over time, they can create the idea that they are changing the law, but they are basing the changes on society's reaction to various things. Roe v. Wade is not an amendment and isn't a change to the Constitution, only the way in which it is to be interpreted.
