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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. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, the [[Senate]] must agree to it.<ref>[http://www.senate.gov/reference/glossary_term/amendment.htm] US Senate Reference</ref>
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>[https://www.senate.gov/reference/glossary_term/amendment.htm US Senate Reference]</ref>
An Amendment can be proposed in two ways:
An Amendment can be proposed in two ways:
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>
==See also==
*[[Amendments not ratified]]
==References==
==References==