​ Amending the U.S. Amendments

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Article V of the United States Constitution outlines basic procedures for constitutional amendment.

1. Congress may submit a proposed constitutional amendment to the states, if the proposed amendment language is approved by a two-thirds vote of both houses.

2. Congress must call a convention for proposing amendments upon application of the legislatures of two-thirds of the states (i.e., 34 of 50 states).

3. Amendments proposed by Congress or convention become valid only when ratified by the legislatures of, or conventions in, three-fourths of the states (i.e., 38 of 50 states).

​Day 2

​The well regulated militia part of the 2nd Amendment was added at a time when the US had no standing army.

​Police need a warrant or probable cause to search you. A school official only needs reasonable suspicion.

​Day 3

​Due to this case, police are required to read you your rights when you are arrested.

​Thanks to this Supreme Court case, if you can not afford an attorney one will be appointed to you.

​Thanks to the 7th Amendment, Judge Judy exists.

​Day 4

​The punishment must fit the crime. You will not get life in prison for littering.

​The 9th Amendment allows for more rights to be added. Keep in mind when the Bill of Rights were written only a small group of people had rights. Today, thanks to this amendment more people have obtained those rights too.

​In a way, the 10th Amendment set the stage for the Civil War.