Sunday, August 28, 2016

What happens if the president signs the Bill of Rights?

The President signing the Bill of Rights is not a possibility. The Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments to the Constitution. In our country, all 27 amendments have started in Congress. Two-thirds of both houses of Congress have to vote for a proposed amendment to occur. If that happens then three-fourths of the state legislatures have to vote for the amendment to occur. If both of these things happen, the Constitution is amended. The President has no role in voting on the amendment.


An amendment is different from a bill. When a bill passes Congress, the President may sign it into law or veto it. Congress can override the veto with a two-thirds vote of both houses of Congress. The Bill of Rights was not a proposed law. It was a series of amendments to the Constitution. As a result, the President would not have to sign the Bill of Rights.

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