The answer is that congress and states need to work together. The result of the amendment process is that congress and states need to work together.
EXPLANATION
Certain processes need to be done for the amendment of a constitution. Two paths can be chosen. The first path is to have two-thirds of both houses in Congress to propose a constitutional amendment. The proposed amendment then needs to be sent to the states for ratification. Out of all the 38 states in the United States, three-fourths of the states need to ratify the proposed amendment. The process of ratification from each state can be done through their legislatures or from the special ratifying conventions.
There is also a second path to make amendments to the constitution. The second path is to have two-thirds state legislatures, out of all the 34 states, to ask the Congress and call the convention for proposing amendments. In the convention, the states can propose amendments to the constitution by sending their delegates to this convention. If three-fourths out of all the 18 states ended up ratifying the amendment that is proposed through the convention, then the amendments can be made. The states can ratify through special ratifying conventions or their legislatures.
The authors of the constitution themselves allow amendment option by the states for a reason. This is to check on the federal government. If the constitution is not suitable for the citizens, then the states also have the option to make amendments. This enhances the free will of each state in the United States.
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KEYWORD: amendment, result, states
Subject: History
Class: 10-12
Subchapter: Amendment