The Constitution can be changed. The Constitution is changed by an "amendment."An amendment to the Constitution is a change that can add to the Constitution or change an older part of it.When the Congress wants to pass a law, both the House and the Senate must agree to the exact same law. If they cannot agree, then the law cannot pass.
Before a law becomes a law, the President must agree to it. If he does not agree, he rejects, or vetoes, the law. When he vetoes a law, he sends it back to the Congress. Congress can then try to pass the law again. The President can also refuse to sign a law - if he does, it will become a law any way. The government has lots of checks and balances. This is one example of the checks and balances. The Congress must pass laws the President will agree to. The President is accountable for his decisions regarding laws.
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The Constitution can be changed. The Constitution is changed by an "amendment."An amendment to the Constitution is a change that can add to the Constitution or change an older part of it.When the Congress wants to pass a law, both the House and the Senate must agree to the exact same law. If they cannot agree, then the law cannot pass.
Before a law becomes a law, the President must agree to it. If he does not agree, he rejects, or vetoes, the law. When he vetoes a law, he sends it back to the Congress. Congress can then try to pass the law again. The President can also refuse to sign a law - if he does, it will become a law any way. The government has lots of checks and balances. This is one example of the checks and balances. The Congress must pass laws the President will agree to. The President is accountable for his decisions regarding laws.
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http://www.usconstitution.net/constam.html#process
http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/constitution/
http://www.thisnation.com/textbook/constitution-amend.html
http://www.usconstituti on.net/constkids4.html
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