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Constitutional Amendment Processes and Their Abuse Prevention

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The U.S. Constitution has been amended only 27 times in over 230 years, despite thousands of attempts, because its amendment process requires a two-thirds supermajority in Congress and approval by three-quarters of state legislatures.

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Every country has a constitution, but changing it is often incredibly hard. Why do some nations require a two-thirds vote in parliament and a public referendum, while others need only a simple majority?