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It granted the exclusive power to amend the Constitution to Parliament and outlined the procedure for exercising this power. ing to the Draft Article, an amendment required the approval of a two-thirds majority in Parliament and, in some cases, the consent of half of India's states.
The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which, in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as ...
Therefore, the Constitution can be amended in three ways: Amendment by a simple majority of the Parliament, Amendment by a special majority of the Parliament, and. Amendment by a special majority of the Parliament and the ratification of half of the State Legislatures.
An amendment may be proposed by a two-thirds vote of both Houses of Congress, or, if two-thirds of the States request one, by a convention called for that purpose. The amendment must then be ratified by three-fourths of the State legislatures, or three-fourths of conventions called in each State for ratification.
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). 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).
The amendment process is very difficult and time consuming: A proposed amendment must be passed by two-thirds of both houses of Congress, then ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the states. The ERA Amendment did not pass the necessary majority of state legislatures in the 1980s.
The Constitution Act, 1982 which provides for a general amending procedure 2 (known as the 7/50 formula), under which certain constitutional amendments require the assent of at least two thirds (2/3 or 7) of the provinces that have at least 50% of the population of Canada as a whole; however, it does not specify which ...
Constitutional Amendments Proposal by convention of the states, with ratification by state conventions. Proposal by convention of the states, with ratification by state legislatures. Proposal by Congress, with ratification by state conventions. Proposal by Congress, with ratification by the state legislatures.
California State Assemblymember Kevin McCarty (AD-06): A 28th Constitutional Amendment will give states the power to regulate firearms and protect the work that is being done to keep our families safe.”
The latest amendment in the Indian Constitution was the 106th Amendment Act, passed in 2023.