can the constitution be amended at any time?
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Yes, and has been several times. The Bill of Rights are the FIRST 10 amendments. And the last one was passed just a few years ago. But it is not common, because it must pass a 2/3 majority of BOTH house of congress, then be ratified by 3/4 of the state legislatures. How long does it take? the last one was proposed in 1790, but didn't make the first cut!    LOOK THEM UP. Learn them. FIGHT FOR THEM!
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An amendment, and heres a fun fact: the Constitution has been amended 18 times, most people would say 27
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I would say yes. In theory, even in a constitutional monarchy, the constitution comes from the Monarch, and is of his or her will. This said, the monarch could regain executive authority if there was enough cause. This is actually the benefit of a monarchy. In Spain for instance, after the King was reinstalled, the army generals tried to stage a coup. The King asked all forces loyal to the monarchy to come to his and the nations aid. They overthrew the generals and because of the king, order was restored.
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amendments,  \n\nfrom congress and or the supreme court
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to what?\n\nThe Constitution has 27 amendments,
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There are essentially two ways spelled out in the Constitution for how it can be amended. One has never been used.\n\nThe first method is for a bill to pass both halves of the legislature, by a two-thirds majority in each. Once the bill has passed both houses, it goes on to the states. This is the route taken by all current amendments. Because of some long outstanding amendments, such as the 27th, Congress will normally put a time limit (typically seven years) for the bill to be approved as an amendment (for example, see the 21st and 22nd).\n\nThe second method prescribed is for a Constitutional Convention to be called by two-thirds of the legislatures of the States, and for that Convention to propose one or more amendments. These amendments are then sent to the states to be approved by three-fourths of the legislatures or conventions. This route has never been taken, and there is discussion in political science circles about just how such a convention would be convened, and what kind of changes it would bring about.\n\nRegardless of which of the two proposal routes is taken, the amendment must be approved by three-fourths of states. The amendment as passed may specify whether the bill must be passed by the state legislatures or by a state convention. See the Ratification Convention Page for a discussion of the make up of a convention. Amendments are sent to the legislatures of the states by default. Only one amendment, the 21st, specified a convention. In any case, passage by the legislature or convention is by simple majority.\n\nIt is interesting to note that at no point does the President have a role in the formal amendment process (though he would be free to make his opinion known). He cannot veto an amendment proposal, nor a ratification. This point is clear in Article 5, and was reaffirmed by the Supreme Court in Hollingsworth v Virginia (3 USC 378 [1798]):
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Not without an amendment.   Currently there is no protection of privacy as provided in the constitution. \n\nWhat we need is even just a well written LAW, there really is no need to make amendment.
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There's no such thing as a national referendum. There's no process to do something like that. In order to make any substantial change to the way government operates in the US, Congress would have to pass an amendment to the constitution by a 2/3 majority and 3/4 of the states would have to ratify it.
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Mabye one day. But prob. not anytime soon. Mabye one day u could have them change that
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A written constitution is not as open to imterpretation by time and circumstance as an unwritten one. A favorite argument from the UK is that the 2nd Amendment of the U.S. is a relic of a time gone by, when in reality it remains the will of the majority of the American people today. When we want a change, we affect that change, like the 13th and 19th Amendments.
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Hope this helps.\n\nNEW YORK STATE CONSTITUTION \nARTICLE XIX\n\nAmendments to Constitution\nSection 1. Any amendment or amendments to this constitution may be\nproposed in the senate and assembly whereupon such amendment or amend-\nments shall be referred to the attorney-general whose duty it shall be\nwithin twenty days thereafter to render an opinion in writing to the\nsenate and assembly as to the effect of such amendment or amendments\nupon other provisions of the constitution. Upon receiving such opinion,\nif the amendment or amendments as proposed or as amended shall be agreed\nto by a majority of the members elected to each of the two houses, such\nproposed amendment or amendments shall be entered on their journals, and\nthe ayes and noes taken thereon, and referred to the next regular legis-\nlative session convening after the succeeding general election of\nmembers of the assembly, and shall be published for three months previ-\nous to the time of making such choice; and if in such legislative\nsession, such proposed amendment or amendments shall be agreed to by a\nmajority of all the members elected to each house, then it shall be the\nduty of the legislature to submit each proposed amendment or amendments\nto the people for approval in such manner and at such times as the\nlegislature shall prescribe; and if the people shall approve and ratify\nsuch amendment or amendments by a majority of the electors voting there-\non, such amendment or amendments shall become a part of the constitution\non the first day of January next after such approval. Neither the fail-\nure of the attorney-general to render an opinion concerning such a\nproposed amendment nor his or her failure to do so timely shall affect\nth* validity of such proposed amendment or legislative action thereon.\n*So in original. ("th" should be "the".)\n\nS 2. At the general election to be held in the year nineteen hundred\nfifty-seven, and every twentieth year thereafter, and also at such times\nas the legislature may by law provide, the question "Shall there be a\nconvention to revise the constitution and amend the same?" shall be\nsubmitted to and decided by the electors of the state; and in case a\nmajority of the electors voting thereon shall decide in favor of a\nconvention for such purpose, the electors of every senate district of\nthe state, as then organized, shall elect three delegates at the next\nensuing general election, and the electors of the state voting at the\nsame election shall elect fifteen delegates-at-large. The delegates so\nelected shall convene at the capitol on the first Tuesday of April next\nensuing after their election, and shall continue their session until the\nbusiness of such convention shall have been completed. Every delegate\nshall receive for his or her services the same compensation as shall\nthen be annually payable to the members of the assembly and be reim-\nbursed for actual traveling expenses, while the convention is in\nsession, to the extent that a member of the assembly would then be enti-\ntled thereto in the case of a session of the legislature. A majority of\nthe convention shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of busi-\nness, and no amendment to the constitution shall be submitted for\napproval to the electors as hereinafter provided, unless by the assent\nof a majority of all the delegates elected to the convention, the ayes\nand noes being entered on the journal to be kept. The convention shall\nhave the power to appoint such officers, employees and assistants as it\nmay deem necessary, and fix their compensation and to provide for the\nprinting of its documents, journal, proceedings and other expenses of\nsaid convention. The convention shall determine the rules of its own\nproceedings, choose its own officers, and be the judge of the election,\nreturns and qualifications of its members. In case of a vacancy, by\ndeath, resignation or other cause, of any district dele
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there are 27 amendments to the constitution.  These amendments made to the constitution are changes made to the main body.  These include basic rights for citizens ie. the Bill of Rights, which is made up of the first ten amendments.  The others have come along due to changes in government as society changes over time.
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http://www.nps.gov/malu/documents/amend13.htm\nhttp://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.amendmentxiii.html
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Ummmm....the US Constitution?
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Gee, if there were only some kind of, oh I don't know, CONSTITUTION... or BILL OF RIGHTS.\nSeems like that would help.
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Your question was:\n\n"Can anyone answer these questions on The United States Constitution?"\n\nThe only corrcet answer is: Yes, I am sure someone can.\n\nThe better question would be:\nWill anyone answer these questions on The United States Constitution?
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to begin with the power to amend the constitution lies in the appointed leader (and what leaders have we chosen- disgraceful and shameful) and not the people..\n\nthis problem is not a new one.. it is simple vote bank politics.. inspite of the protests the government is going ahead with its decision. and its not only the party in power the congress all the other parties like bjp are keeping their mouth shut because they want to protect their precious backward class votes.\n\nreservation was first introduced for the sc and sts before independence. sc (sched. castes)-15% and st(sched. tribes) 7.5% in public sector jobs and educational insttns...\n\nthen in 1990 the mandal commission implemented 27% reservation for other backward classes(long list....)in public sectors.\n\nnow they want to extend this to educational insttns and the private sector..\n\nimagine this situation. a person who is getting advatage at every point has this at the back of his mind all the time and doesn't put in 100% into his work. it makes them mentally handicapped...\n\ni believe their are only 2 sections- rich and poor.\nwhat the need of the hour is reservation based on monetary basis and not caste..