2. The formal amendment process was divided up by two processes for adopting proposed amendments. The first method was "by a two-thirds vote in both chambers of congress "(Schmidt P.48). This was basically a Super Majority form of voting for proposed amendments to the Constitution. The second method was by "a national convention that is called by Congress at the request of two-thirds of state legislatures""(Schmidt P.48). This method has never been used but basically …show more content…
It refers to applying the current interpretation and apply it to current situations. As time progresses the Supreme Court adapts the Constitution for current situation because over time some older laws/rules have needed to be re-clarified and updated. This applies to Judicial Review(Supreme Court, and others) to "declare unconstitutional federal or state laws and other acts of government"(Schmidt P.52). This the same for Presidential Acts and Congressional Legislation as for of informal ways, Presidential Acts are most effective because of the power and president is someone we all follow and look up to so it will have a bigger impact on our lives per say if the supreme court ratified