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Can Obama implement a more progressive constitution to replace the old one if Congress approves?

Question by brasileiro: Can Obama implement a more progressive constitution to replace the old one if Congress approves?
They made this change in Grenada to improve their system with the new progressive PRG constitution , so can it be done in the U.S. ?

Best answer:

Answer by abaddono1
To Propose Amendments

* Two-thirds of both houses of Congress vote to propose an amendment, or

* Two-thirds of the state legislatures ask Congress to call a national convention to propose amendments. (This method has never been used.)

To Ratify Amendments

* Three-fourths of the state legislatures approve it, or

* Ratifying conventions in three-fourths of the states approve it. This method has been used only once — to ratify the 21st Amendment — repealing Prohibition.

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What law did the Freedom of Information Act replace?

In the years before the passage of the Freedom of Information Act, there was a law that most saw as one that should have allowed the free flow of information, but in reality did more to limit the amount of information released to the public. What law was that?