Constitutional Law of Constitutional Amendment

DURING the five year period following V-J Day, more Dthan 150 resolutions were introduced in Congress call- ing for the amendment of the Federal Constitution.In 1947, an amendment limiting the tenure of the president was submitted to the states and has now been ratified by 24 of them.'A proposal for changing the method of electing the president was adopted by the Senate early in 1950,2 but was defeated in the House of Representatives.'All of this agitation for a change in the fundamental law has stimulated a renewed interest in the interpretation of the amending clause itself.'Numerous disputes have arisen, *This a second article dealing with the amending process under Article V of the Constitution.The previous article, The Significance and Adoption of Article V of the Constitution by Paul J. Scheips can be found at p. 46 in the Fall issue of this volume.[Editor's note.] 1 61 STAT.959 (1947).