Amending the constitution by an Article V Convention

Intro -- AMENDING THE CONSTITUTION BY AN ARTICLE V CONVENTION -- AMENDING THE CONSTITUTION BY AN ARTICLE V CONVENTION -- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1: THE ARTICLE V CONVENTION FOR PROPOSING CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES FOR CONGRESS -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- CONGRESS AND THE ARTICLE V CONVENTION IN THE 21ST CENTURY -- CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS: ARTICLE V OFFERS TWO MODES OF AMENDMENT -- Proposal of Amendments by Congress -- Constitutional Provisions -- Supplementary Provisions -- Proposal of Amendments by an Article V Convention -- Constitutional Provisions -- Supplementary Provisions -- "ORIGINAL INTENT:" THE FOUNDERS INCLUDE THE ARTICLE V CONVENTION PROCESS IN THE U.S. CONSTITUTION -- EFFORTS TO SUMMON AN ARTICLE V CONVENTION: THE EXPERIENCE OF THE 20TH CENTURY -- Direct Election of Senators, 1893-1912 -- State Legislative Apportionment, 1964-1969 -- The Balanced Budget Amendment, 1975-1983 -- Anticipating an Article V Convention: Legislative Proposals in the 93rd through 102nd Congresses -- THE ROLE OF THE STATES IN AN ARTICLE V CONVENTION -- Proposing a Convention: Actions in the State Legislatures -- Action by Both Houses Required -- Choice of Legislative Vehicle -- Legislative Procedure -- State Applications for an Article V Convention: Scope and Conditions -- Must Applications Share Identical Language or Is Issue Congruency Sufficient? -- Conditional Applications -- Timeliness/Contemporaneity -- May a State Amend or Rescind Its Application for an Article V Convention? -- May a State Application Contain a Self-Canceling Provision? -- Submitting the Applications to Congress -- A Role for the State Governor? -- CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS -- End Notes -- Chapter 2: THE ARTICLE V CONVENTION TO PROPOSE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES FOR CONGRESS