The Amendment Process
The deliberately difficult procedure for changing the US Constitution, requiring supermajority support in Congress and among state legislatures.
Real World
Despite widespread public support after mass shootings like Sandy Hook (2012), no amendment restricting the Second Amendment has ever passed — illustrating how the supermajority threshold effectively entrenches the status quo against majority opinion.
Exam Focus
Quote the exact thresholds (two-thirds Congress, three-quarters states) when explaining why the amendment process protects minority rights — vague answers lose AO1 marks.
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