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

Neale, Thomas H.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Constitution;    Constitutional amendments;    Congressional powers;   

RP-ID  :  R42589
RP-ID  :  R42589_2016Mar29

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

Article V of the U.S. Constitution provides two ways to amend the nation's fundamental charter. Congress, by a two-thirds vote of both houses, may propose amendments to the states for ratification, a procedure that has been used for all 27 current amendments. This report identifies a range of policy questions Congress might face if an Article V Convention seemed imminent.