An Act further to amend the Constitution of India. In Washington, the amendment process must begin in the state legislature.Therefore, the Indian constitution itself has provided the legislature with an opposition weapon in the form of the power to change the constitution (Art. The Constitution (Twenty-fourth Amendment) Act, 1971, enables Parliament to dilute Fundamental Rights through Amendments of the Constitution. Welcome to Embassy of India, Washington D C, USA. Amendment XXIV (1964). The First Amendment provides that Congress make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting its free exercise. Roots in the Constitution,'' at least ''in some circumstances,'' the Court seemed to in- dicate. The Court is the highest tribunal in the Nation for all cases and controversies arising under the Constitution or the laws of the United States. Just in the current Congress, there are 18 separate balancedbudget proposals, out of a total of 64 proposed amendments to the Constitution.