the constitution talks about amendments in article five.
where in the constitution does it talk about amendments?
article five
thirty-three amendments to the united states constitution have been approved by the congress and sent to the states for ratification. twenty-seven of these amendments have been ratified and are now part of the constitution. the first ten amendments were adopted and ratified simultaneously and are known collectively as the bill of rights. six amendments adopted by congress and sent to the states have not been ratified by the required number of states and are not part of the constitution. four of these amendments are still technically open and pending, one is closed and has failed by its own terms, and one is closed and has failed by the terms of the resolution proposing it. all totaled, approximately 11,539 measures to amend the constitution have been proposed in congress since 1789 (through december 16, 2014).
article five of the united states constitution
on 19 march, the constitutional referendum was held, with millions of egyptians turning up to vote on nine proposed amendments to the constitution. eager for their first free vote, egyptians formed long lines outside polling centers to cast their ballots on constitutional amendments that were sponsored by the ruling military. in the lead up to the referendum, there was still dispute amongst the political movements and parties in egypt about whether they should approve or reject the proposed constitutional amendments. 16 of those political parties and movements, including the alliance of women's organizations, announced that they would reject the proposed amendments and call for the creation of a new constitution. the movements also renewed their calls for protests against the amendments to be held. supporters of the amendments include the muslim brotherhood, the wasat party, and the labor party. the proposed amendments were limited to nine articles, which many deemed to be insufficient as they failed to limit the power of the president, whilst others argued that the amendments were only a temporary measure and as such did not need to include all the changes that were requested, as the constitution was to be completely redrafted after the parliamentary and presidential elections. this point has proven to be the most contentious with those who oppose the amendments. they claim that a redrafted constitution will not be representative with the egyptian presidential candidate mohamed elbaradei calling on all egyptians to reject the proposed constitutional amendments, saying that a "yes" vote will "provide a parliament not representative of the people, composed mainly of members of the national democratic party and benefiting businessmen, the opportunity to uphold a constitution which is also not representative of the people, and this will take us backwards to a great extent." elbaradei was assaulted when he showed up at a school in moqattam to vote.
timeline of the egyptian crisis under the supreme council of the armed forces