Amending the US Constitution: EOC review guide

After watching this video I can see that in our lifetimes we will never see an another change to the constitution.

Great job on this topic...Mission accomplished. I will share with my 7th Graders! Thank you.

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I appreciate you creating a video about the amending process provided in the U.S. Constitution! The information on the 2nd option of proposing amendments is not correct. The Framers provided the convention mode as a way to remove Congress from the proposing process as a way for the state legislatures to bypass Congress. Not only does Article V give the state legislatures equal authority in proposing amendments, it was also added to the Constitution as a check against a corrupt and unresponsive Congress. This is recorded in the notes taken by Madison at the 1787 Federal Convention and also described in Federalist 85. The state legislatures will appoint commissioners to represent their state at the convention, and each state gets one vote. If a majority of states pass the amendment, then it follows the same ratification process. I am currently working on such a convention to have the States propose a Term Limits Amendment for Congress. Thanks!

Since the Bill of Rights was adopted (the first Ten amendments) was adopted, the Constitution has only been amended 17 times. And, since the 21st repeals the 18th, in essence only 15 times. That's because either (1) it is very difficult to amend, or (2) it hasn't needed much fundamental change. Whatever, the US Constitution is a remarkable document and we should cherish it and be thankful we have it. The Founding Fathers were a quite remarkable, talented, and intelligent group - and quite foresighted. Their biggest fear was an all-powerful, intrusive, big government. Hence the Bill of Rights.

middle schoolers are using this while i need it for college

I wish I saw this before I failed my civics quiz

For ANY student who’s given a worksheet to this video “Amendment Process-Video worksheet”, here are the time stamps with the questions (NOT ANSWERS, IM NOT RESPONSIBLE IF ANYONE CHEATS) *Why are rights like free speech, and the prohibition of slaves not in the original constitution 0:21 - 0:45 *Define the word “Amend” according to the video 0:45 - 0:53 *Which article of the US constitution describes the amendment process 1:15 - 1:30 *Why is the constitution referred to as a living document 1:30 - 1:50 *What 3 things did they consider when making the constitution amendable 1:50 - 3:06 *The first step in the amendment process 3:19 - 3:55 *Why does the 1st step in the amendment process include an alternate method/ Alternate method for step 1 of the amendment process 3:48 - 4:46 *Can state lawmakers really propose an actual amendment 4:21 *Step 2 of the amendment process 5:02 - 6:13 *Alternate method for step 2 of the amendment process 5:27 - 6:13 *Why does step 2 in the amendment process include an alternate method 5:35 - 6:04 Sadly the rest of the page doesn’t include time stamps, so students you are on your own, but I know you got this! -Good luck and get good grades, A random student who’s failing civics!

I think the vast majority of Americans who value true freedom. Would all agree, that we need to amend the 1st amendment to be expanded to cover the digital/online space as well. To close any loopholes that big tech uses to silence speech to push biased political views. We don't need new/more laws on "hate-speech". We already have laws against harassment and making direct threats. Being able to call out corruption without these anti freedom platforms deleting or shadow banning you.

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