Section 5
Amending the Constitution
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Amending the Constitution
To protect the Constitution from hasty alteration, the framers of the Constitution wrote Article V.
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Formal Methods of Amending the Constitution
The formal amendment processes are enumerated in Article V of the Constitution.
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Informal Methods of Amending the Constitution: Societal Change and Judicial Review
The formal amendment process is one of two major ways to amend the constitution.
The Twenty-Seven Amendments of the U.S. Constitution
The twenty-seven amendments serve two purposes: to protect the liberties of the people and to change original codes from the constitution.