II. Rights and Amendments in State Constitutions
A. Many states allow people to propose amendments directly through
initiatives.
B. All states allow their state legislature to propose constitutional_
C. Most states provide the option of state-wide constitutional
representatives gather to consider changing or replacing a constitution.
D. Florida and New Mexico offer the option of a constitutional_
in which citizen
or group of
experts who are appointed to study the state constitution and recommend changes.
E. Under the power of
if a federal court decides that a state constitutional
amendment conflicts with the U.S. Constitution, that amendment must be removed from the state's
constitution.