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Well you have some previously existing text with a specific meaning and you want to change the text or indeed change the meaning so you make an alteration. This is an amendment.
Examples:
"Henry made an amendment to his will to leave more money to his favourite charity".
"An amendment is created by Congress (The US House of Representatives and Senate). A 2/3 majority has to okay the creation of an amendment. In Total, there are 27 amendments to the US Constitution".
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Which group of me work for the classes of 19 amendment?
You can work on the united state constitution and proposal and ratification of the 19 amendment.
How does 13 amendment effect us now?
if we didn't have this amendment we would probably be slaves and be forced to work
How does the amendment process work inside of America?
it doesent
What amendment gave women equal rights?
None. There is no US constitutional amendment that "gave" women the right to work. Conversely, there was never a provision that outlawed or precluded women from working.
The idea that government must work in accordance with the principles of the constitution?
Amendment
How were rights and responsibilities connected to the 26th amendment?
they are connected by how they work and are placed.
Which amendment did susie sharp work on?
Chief Justice Sharp was responsible for the constitutional amendment, passed in 1980, that required all judges to be lawyers.
A person cannot be forced to work for another person against his or her will because of which amendment?
- 13th
Which amendment to the constitution covers a president who has a stroke in office and is unable to work but is not dead?
22
A person cannot be forced to work for another person against his or her will because of the Amendment?
thirtheen
The man known as the father of the constitutional amendment that ended slavery is?
Thomas Jefferson wrote the amendment banning slavery in about 1787. The amendment did not progress at that time but was re-introduced almost verbatim in 1865. This might be an example of how slow government can work; 78 years for a simple, short amendment to pass. Thus Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence and the 13th Amendment to the Constitution.
How does the 25th amendment work?
The 25th amendment to the Constitution refers to what happens if a President dies or resigns from office. It says that the Vice President takes over for the President if he is unable to do his duties.
