The fact that a child feels sad, lonely, or irritable does not mean he or she has childhood depression. Childhood depression is persistent sadness. When it occurs, the child feels alone, hopeless, helpless, and worthless. When this type of sadness is unending, it disrupts every part of the child's life.
Article V of the United States Constitution provides authority and instructions for amending the Constitution. Amendments can be proposed by Congress or by constitutional convention. Congress then decides how to ratify the amendment if approved by Congress or convention.The amendment can either be ratified by three-fourths of state legislatures or by conventions in three-fourths of the states.ongress then decides how to ratify the amendment if approved by Congress or convention. The amendment can either be ratified by three-fourths of state legislatures or by conventions in three-fourths of the states.
Of 11,000 attempts to amend U.S. Constitution, only 27 amendments have passed. By Will Short Gorham on Tuesday, August 30th, 2011 at 11:38 a.m. At a press briefing about the debt limit negotiations, Rep. Xavier Becerra, D-Calif., criticized a Republican push for a balanced budget amendment.e said Congress should not be hasty about amending the Constitution and noted that only a tiny number of amendments ultimately pass. Weâve had 11,000 attempts to amend the Constitution since 1789. Twenty-seven amendments have been passed, 10 of them in one shot with the Bill of Rights.