Amendment process

Question 1

1. Proposal

Answer 1

proposal by 2/3 vote of both houses of congress OR 2/3 of a convention

Question 2

2. Ratification

Answer 2

Passage by 3/4 of state legislatures OR 3/4 of the convention

Question 3

Why did the founders make it hard to amend?

Answer 3

They believed it would help create stability in the U.S and if it was easy to amend it would cause instability