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Course: Constitution 101 > Unit 1

Lesson 3: Amending the Constitution
Arts and humanities
Constitution 101
Civil Dialogue, The Constitution, and Constitutional Interpretation
Amending the Constitution
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Understand: Amending the Constitution

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Problem

Since 1789, more than 11,000 amendments to the U.S. Constitution have been proposed. However, only 27 have been ratified. Which statement best explains why this discrepancy might exist?
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