One amendment can also nullify another amendment: for example, amendment 21 repealed amendment 18 (prohibition of alcohol). In order for a new amendment to be proposed, two-thirds of both the Senate and House of Representatives must agree on it. It can also be agreed on by a Constitutional Convention called for by two-thirds of state legislatures, but no amendment had been passed this way yet. It is then sent to the national archivist, who sends it to the Governors of each state to ratify. Finally, it is sent to the Office of the Federal Register. Amendments 13 - 15 responded to a change in America that was political, social, and economic. These amendments abolished slavery, gave former slaves citizenship, and gave suffrage to African-Americans. Amendment 13 was passed during the Civil War. After the war ended, it was ratified. A few years later, amendments 14 and 15 were passed and …show more content…
State courts can also decide whether or not an act of a certain state complies with that state’s constitution. Judicial review means that even after a law has been passed, it can still be deemed invalid and removed. It is even possible for the Supreme Court to reverse the decision made in a previous case and decide that the act is unconstitutional after all. For example, the decision in the case of Brown vs. Board of Education overturned the decision made in the Plessy vs. Ferguson case – that institutionalized racial segregation was