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Amending the U.S. Constitution is an intentionally challenging process, designed to ensure that only amendments with broad, lasting support across the country become part of the foundational law. Here’s how it works:

1. Proposal of an Amendment

There are two ways to propose an amendment to the U.S. Constitution:

• Congressional Proposal: An amendment can be proposed by a two-thirds majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. This is by far the most common method.
• Constitutional Convention: Alternatively, two-thirds (34) of state legislatures can call for a constitutional convention to propose an amendment. However, this method has never been successfully used.

2. Ratification Process

After an amendment is proposed, it must be ratified by three-fourths (38) of the state legislatures or by state ratifying conventions in three-fourths of the states (the method used is specified by Congress). This requirement for supermajority support from the states is what makes passing a constitutional amendment so difficult.

3. No Nationwide Popular Vote

The U.S. Constitution does not require a national popular vote to amend the Constitution. Instead, it relies on state legislatures or state conventions, which represent the people within each state, to provide ratification. This approach emphasizes the role of the states in constitutional changes, as opposed to a direct national vote.

Last Amendment Ratified

• 27th Amendment (1992): The most recent amendment to the U.S. Constitution is the 27th Amendment, which limits congressional pay changes from taking effect until after the next election of representatives. Originally proposed in 1789, it was finally ratified over 200 years later, in 1992.

Because of the high thresholds for both proposing and ratifying an amendment, the U.S. Constitution has only been amended 27 times in over 230 years.