The Article V Convention to Propose Constitutional Amendments: Contemporary Issues for Congress

Neale, Thomas H.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Constitutional amendments;    Constitution;    Congressional powers;   

RP-ID  :  R42589
RP-ID  :  R42589_2012Jul09

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report looks at how Article V of the Constitution allows Congress to propose amendments, specifically the process of organizing an Article V Convention, a method which has never been used and which is only breifly outlined in the Constitution.