Constitutional Amendment Process | National Archives
2016年8月15日 · Constitutional Amendment Process. The authority to amend the Constitution of the United States is derived from Article V of the Constitution.
Article V, U.S. Constitution | National Archives
2016年8月15日 · The Congress, whenever two thirds of both houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose amendments to this Constitution, or, on the application of the legislatures of two thirds of the several states, shall call a convention for proposing amendments, which, in either case, shall be valid to all intents and purposes, as part of this Constitution ...
United States Code | National Archives
2016年8月15日 · Amendments. 1984--Pub. L. 98-497 substituted ``National Archives and Records Administration'' and ``Archivist of the United States'' for ``General Services Administration'' and ``Administrator of General Services'', respectively. Effective …
The National Archives’ Role in Amending the Constitution
2023年7月13日 · As one of his many responsibilities, the Archivist manages the constitutional amending process. This process includes submitting amendments that Congress has proposed to the states for ratification, collecting state ratifications, and certifying amendments as part of the Constitution once three-fourths of the states ratify them.
Statement on the Equal Rights Amendment Ratification Process
2024年12月17日 · Archivist of the United States Dr. Colleen Shogan and Deputy Archivist William J. Bosanko released the following statement today on the Equal Rights Amendment and the constitutional responsibilities for administering the ratification process:
14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Civil Rights (1868)
2024年3月6日 · The right to due process of law and equal protection of the law now applied to both the federal and state governments. On June 16, 1866, the House Joint Resolution proposing the 14th Amendment to the Constitution was submitted to the states.
Amending the Constitution: 100 Days to 200 Years - Pieces of …
2013年9月17日 · Two post-Civil War amendments, the 13th and 15th, which outlawed slavery and gave ex-slaves the right to vote (men only), were ratified in 1865 and 1870 respectively in less than a year. The 14th Amendment, which guarantees the rights of all individuals, took more than two years to be ratified.
The Office of the Federal Register | National Archives
2023年8月17日 · We also administer the Electoral College and the Constitutional Amendment Process. Our Publications. View our Publications. Our Mission. Through our publications and online services, we: inform citizens of their rights and obligations; document the actions of Federal agencies; provide a forum for public participation in the democratic process
The Constitution: What Does it Say? | National Archives
2016年10月12日 · Article V explains the amendment process, which is different and more difficult than the process for making laws. When two-thirds of the Senate and two-thirds of the House of Representatives vote to change the Constitution, an amendment goes …
The Bill of Rights | National Archives
2023年4月21日 · The first ten amendments to the Constitution gave citizens more confidence in the new government and contain many of today's Americans' most valued freedoms.