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The process is pretty straightforward. Plenty of people want to make some change. And yet? We've only done it 27 times. So what does it take to amend the U.S. Constitution and why does it barely ever happen?
Robinson Woodward Burns, Associate Professor of Political Science at Howard University, is our guide.
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