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# The Amendment Process Explained
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/civics-made-easy/episode/the-amendment-process-explained-ov6gpl/
- Published: 2025-11-24T18:15:50.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-25T17:00:43.000Z
- Description: Ben Sheehan explains how, and how often, Americans have changed their Constitution.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Civics Made Easy, Season 1, Episode 11, #ZZZ_Episode_638cf85f-4ae4-4325-88ba-5740838976b9, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_7f4de95f-18d9-43ae-9b1d-8d17732a6075, #v1.16

How do we change the U.S. Constitution? We’ve done it 27 times – is that too many or too few? Ben Sheehan explains what constitutional amendments are. What are some of the most famous and consequential ones? Are there any parts of the Constitution that CAN’T be amended? And are there any new amendments that a vast majority of Americans could agree on in these polarized times?