《美利堅合眾國憲法》嗰《第五條》(Article Five)係話啷得修改美國憲法嗰流程,佢含到提出一隻修正案同得接得嗰批准。
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The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which, in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress; Provided that no Amendment which may be made prior to the Year One thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any Manner affect the first and fourth Clauses in the Ninth Section of the first Article; and that no State, without its Consent, shall be deprived of its equal Suffrage in the Senate.
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會得聯邦議會兩院嗰三分之二覺得有必要提出箇部憲法嗰修正案,或,有各州嗰三分之二嗰議會請求,就要召集憲法會議為得提出修正案。箇兩種情況,若係拕四分之三嗰州議會或四分之三嗰憲法會議批准,就徹底見功生效,成為箇部憲法嗰一部份。聯邦議會得裁定搦箇隻或係許隻批准方式。若係一八〇八年之前有制定修正案,佢啷都不得影響第一條嗰第九節嗰第一、四項;冇有一州得,不經過佢嗰同意,拕剝奪佢嘚參議院裡頭嗰平等投票權。
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