How the US Constitution gets amended

Process map by Brian. 12 steps, 2 layers. Tags: politics, us government, law, civics.

1. The public: Support builds for a change to the Constitution
2. The public: Which route?
3. Congress: Two-thirds of the House and of the Senate vote to propose it
4. State legislatures: Ratification: three-fourths of the states must approve
5. State legislatures: Do three-fourths approve?
6. The public: It becomes part of the Constitution
7. State legislatures: It fails or expires
8. A constitutional convention: Two-thirds of state legislatures call a convention (never used so far)

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