Constitutional Amendments

Since the ratification of the United States Constitution, various methods have been used to expand democracy in the United States. One method is the use of constitutional amendments. Constitutional amendments consent to modify the constitution.
Constitutional Amendments have been used to expand democracy in the United States. As shown in Doc. 1, in order to amend the constitution, there are steps which have to be taken. First, 2/3rds of the houses have to reason it necessary in order to amend the constitution. These amendments shall later be valid when ratified by the legislatures of the three-fourths of the state. Thus, it is very difficult to ...