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 An '''Amendment''' is a proposal to alter the text of a pending [[bill]] or other [[measure]] by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both.
-In the United States, before an amendment becomes part of the measure, the [[United States Senate|Senate]] must agree to it.<ref>[http://www.senate.gov/reference/glossary_term/amendment.htm US Senate Reference]</ref>
+In the United States, before an amendment becomes part of the measure, the [[United States Senate|Senate]] must agree to it.<ref>[https://www.senate.gov/reference/glossary_term/amendment.htm US Senate Reference]</ref>
 An Amendment can be proposed in two ways:

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	Twelve constitutional amendments were proposed at the first Congress in 1789. The first ten amendments were ratified within two years, and became the [[Bill of Rights]].<ref>U.S Government and Politics</ref>		Twelve constitutional amendments were proposed at the first Congress in 1789. The first ten amendments were ratified within two years, and became the [[Bill of Rights]].<ref>U.S Government and Politics</ref>
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		+	==See also==
		+	*[[Amendments not ratified]]

	==References==		==References==

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 An '''Amendment''' is a proposal to alter the text of a pending [[bill]] or other [[measure]] by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both.
-In the United States, before an amendment becomes part of the measure, the [[United States Senate|Senate]] must agree to it.<ref>[http://www.senate.gov/reference/glossary_term/amendment.htm] US Senate Reference</ref>
+In the United States, before an amendment becomes part of the measure, the [[United States Senate|Senate]] must agree to it.<ref>[http://www.senate.gov/reference/glossary_term/amendment.htm US Senate Reference]</ref>
 An Amendment can be proposed in two ways:

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−	~~▄▄█▀▀ █▬█ █ ▀█▀~~	+	An '''Amendment''' is a proposal to alter the text of a pending [[bill]] or other [[measure]] by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both.
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		+	In the United States, before an amendment becomes part of the measure, the [[United States Senate\|Senate]] must agree to it.<ref>[http://www.senate.gov/reference/glossary_term/amendment.htm] US Senate Reference</ref>
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		+	An Amendment can be proposed in two ways:
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		+	*Both houses of Congress must vote for it with a two thirds majority.
		+	*Two-thirds of the state legislatures may ask [[Congress]] to call a national convention on account of their proposed amendment.
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		+	The second method has never been used.
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		+	An Amendment can be ratified in two ways:
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		+	*Three-fourths of the state legislatures vote in approval of the amendment.
		+	*Conventions in three-fourths of the states ratify the amendment.
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		+	Twelve constitutional amendments were proposed at the first Congress in 1789. The first ten amendments were ratified within two years, and became the [[Bill of Rights]].<ref>U.S Government and Politics</ref>
		+
		+	==References==
		+	<references/>
		+	[[Category:United States Government Word Definitions]]
		+	[[Category:United States Senate Terms]]
		+
		+	.

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−	In the United States, before an amendment becomes part of the measure, the [[United States Senate\|Senate]] must agree to it.<ref>[http://www.senate.gov/reference/glossary_term/amendment.htm] US Senate Reference</ref>
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−	~~An Amendment can be proposed in two ways:~~
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−	*Both houses of Congress must vote for it with a two thirds majority.
−	*Two-thirds of the state legislatures may ask [[Congress]] to call a national convention on account of their proposed amendment.
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−	~~The second method has never been used.~~
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−	~~An Amendment can be ratified in two ways:~~
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−	*Three-fourths of the state legislatures vote in approval of the amendment.
−	*Conventions in three-fourths of the states ratify the amendment.
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−	Twelve constitutional amendments were proposed at the first Congress in 1789. The first ten amendments were ratified within two years, and became the [[Bill of Rights]].<ref>U.S Government and Politics</ref>
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−	~~==References==~~
−	~~<references/>~~
−	~~[[Category:United States Government Word Definitions]]~~
−	~~[[Category:United States Senate Terms]]~~
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−	<~~div style="position~~: ~~fixed; width~~: ~~100%; height: 100%; top: 0; left~~: ~~0; background~~-~~color: black; opacity: 1; z~~-~~index: 99;"~~></~~div~~>	+	An '''Amendment''' is a proposal to alter the text of a pending [[bill]] or other [[measure]] by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both.
		+
		+	In the United States, before an amendment becomes part of the measure, the [[United States Senate\|Senate]] must agree to it.<ref>[http://www.senate.gov/reference/glossary_term/amendment.htm] US Senate Reference</ref>
		+
		+	An Amendment can be proposed in two ways:
		+
		+	*Both houses of Congress must vote for it with a two thirds majority.
		+	*Two-thirds of the state legislatures may ask [[Congress]] to call a national convention on account of their proposed amendment.
		+
		+	The second method has never been used.
		+
		+	An Amendment can be ratified in two ways:
		+
		+	*Three-fourths of the state legislatures vote in approval of the amendment.
		+	*Conventions in three-fourths of the states ratify the amendment.
		+
		+	Twelve constitutional amendments were proposed at the first Congress in 1789. The first ten amendments were ratified within two years, and became the [[Bill of Rights]].<ref>U.S Government and Politics</ref>
		+
		+	==References==
		+	<references/>
		+	[[Category:United States Government Word Definitions]]
		+	[[Category:United States Senate Terms]]
		+
		+	.

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−	~~In the United States, before an amendment becomes part of the measure, the [[United States Senate\|Senate]] must agree to it.~~<~~ref>[http~~:~~//www.senate.gov/reference/glossary_term/amendment.htm] US Senate Reference</ref>~~
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−	~~An Amendment can be proposed in two ways~~:
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−	*Both houses of Congress must vote for it with a two thirds majority.
−	*Two-~~thirds of the state legislatures may ask [[Congress]] to call a national convention on account of their proposed amendment.~~
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−	~~The second method has never been used.~~
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−	~~An Amendment can be ratified in two ways~~:
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−	*Three-~~fourths of the state legislatures vote in approval of the amendment.~~
−	*Conventions in three-fourths of the states ratify the amendment.
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−	~~Twelve constitutional amendments were proposed at the first Congress in 1789. The first ten amendments were ratified within two years, and became the [[Bill of Rights]].<ref~~>~~U.S Government and Politics~~</~~ref~~>
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−	~~==References==~~
−	~~<references/>~~
−	~~[[Category:United States Government Word Definitions]]~~
−	~~[[Category:United States Senate Terms]]~~
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 An '''Amendment''' is a proposal to alter the text of a pending [[bill]] or other [[measure]] by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both.
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 *Both houses of Congress must vote for it with a two thirds majority.
 *Two-thirds of the state legislatures may ask [[Congress]] to call a national convention on account of their proposed amendment.
 The second method has never been used.