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4.What is an amendment?
4.什么是修正案?
Answer: A change (to the Constitution); An addition (to the Constitution)
答案:对宪法进行变更和添加
Explanation: The men who wrote the U.S. Constitution knew that their document was not perfect.
解释:撰写美国宪法的人知道他们的法律文件并不完美 。
That is why they included ways to change or add laws to the Constitution in the future.
所以他们允许以后对宪法进行变更或添加 。
The fifth article (or section) of the Constitution says that Americans can change the Constitution in two ways.
宪法第五条规定美国人有两种改变宪法的方式 。
The first way is to have another Constitutional Convention, a big meeting where representatives from all of the states would gather and decide on the changes, just like they did when the Constitution was written in Philadelphia in 1787.
第一种方式是召开另一个制宪会议,一次所有的州代表们聚集在一起决定变更的大会,正如他们在1787年费城撰写宪法时一样 。
This way, however, has never been used.
然而,这种方式从未使用过 。
There has never been a second Constitutional Convention.
美国从未召开过第二次制宪会议 。
The second and more common way to change the Constitution has two steps.
第二种更常见的变更宪法的方式分为两步 。
First, Congress (the group of elected national representatives) passes (or approves) a special law to change or add something to the Constitution.
首先,国会(一组选举出来的国民代表)批准专门的法律来变更或添加宪法 。
This change or addition is called an amendment.
这样的变更或添加称之为修正案 。
Two-thirds (or 67%) of the members of Congress has to vote in favor of (or say "yes" to approve) this amendment.
三分之二(或者67%)的国会议员必须投票支持这个修正案 。
Then the amendment must be approved by three-fourths (or 75%) of the states.
然后,这个修正案必须由四分之三(或者75%)的州批准 。
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