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What is one difference between the amendment process of the US and the Florida Constitution?

Why do you think Florida has that difference in their Constitution?

Example sentence frame:

One difference between the amendment process of the US and the Florida Constitution is _____.

Florida created that difference because_____.

One difference between the amendment process of the US and the Florida Constitution is that the Florida Constitution requires a 60% majority vote to pass an amendment, while the US Constitution only requires a simple majority. Florida created that difference because they wanted to ensure that amendments to their state constitution have strong support and are not easily changed.

say that in 7th grade terms

One difference between how the US Constitution and the Florida Constitution can be changed is that in Florida, it takes a bigger vote (60%) to make changes to their Constitution, while the US only needs a simple majority. Florida made this rule because they wanted to make sure that any changes to their laws were really supported by a lot of people and not just a few.