{"product_id":"beware-of-article-v-understanding-legislators-limited-federal-power-w-no-artwork","title":"Beware Of Article V: Understanding Legislator's Limited Federal Power w\/ No Artwork","description":"Beware Of Article V: Understanding Legislator's Limited Federal Power DVD VIDEO  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003eType: \u003c\/label\u003e Movie \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003ePlatform: \u003c\/label\u003e DVD \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/label\u003e The John Birch Society \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003eReleased: \u003c\/label\u003e 1999 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003eMedia: \u003c\/label\u003e DVD \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cshortdescription\u003e\u003c\/shortdescription\u003eBEWARE OF ARTICLE V: UNDERSTANDING LEGISLATOR'S LIMITED FEDERAL POWER  W\/ NO ARTWORK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArticle V of the U.S. Constitution lays out the two formal routes for changing the nation’s basic law and thus highlights the limits on federal legislative power when it comes to constitutional change.  Amendments may be proposed either by a two‑thirds vote of both Houses of Congress or by a national convention called when two‑thirds of state legislatures (currently 34 of 50) apply for one; proposed amendments then must be ratified by three‑quarters of the states (currently 38 of 50), either by state legislatures or by state conventions depending on Congress’s designation.  Historically there are 27 ratified amendments (the first ten being the Bill of Rights), nearly all of which were proposed by Congress; the 21st Amendment is a notable exception in that it was ratified by state conventions.  These procedures underscore that federal legislators operate within enumerated powers and that substantial constitutional changes require broad state participation, reflecting the Framers’ design to balance national action with state sovereignty.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn practice, Article V functions as both a mechanism for lawful change and a safeguard against unilateral federal expansion: it builds in high thresholds and state involvement to prevent fleeting majorities from altering foundational rules.  The text itself contains at least one explicit protective limit—no state, without its consent, can be deprived of its equal suffrage in the Senate—while other questions (for example, how a so‑called “Article V convention” would be structured or whether a convention could exceed its mandate) remain subjects of legal and political debate.  For advocates and scholars alike, the Article V process is therefore central to discussions about the proper scope of federal versus state power, the durability of constitutional protections, and the mechanisms by which the Constitution can be amended without undermining the federal structure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRuntime: 36 minutes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: The John Birch Society\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor DVD Player (North American NTSC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"The John Birch Society","offers":[{"title":"Used In Sleeve","offer_id":50559335563542,"sku":"122494","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0083\/0377\/1710\/files\/202592519413670scan.jpg?v=1759191671","url":"https:\/\/www.neverdiemedia.com\/products\/beware-of-article-v-understanding-legislators-limited-federal-power-w-no-artwork","provider":"NeverDieMedia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}