A cave is a hollow place in the ground, specifically a natural underground space large enough for a human to enter. Caves form naturally by the weathering of rock and often extend deep underground. The word cave can also refer to much smaller openings such as sea caves, rock shelters, and grottos, though strictly speaking a cave is exogene, meaning it is deeper than its opening is wide, and a rock shelter is endogene. A cavern is a specific type of cave, naturally formed in soluble rock with the
By Michael B. Rappaport and David A. Strauss. Article V of the Constitution says how the Constitution can be amendedâthat is, how provisions can be added to the text of the Constitution. The Constitution is not easy to amend: only twenty-seven amendments have been added to the Constitution since it was adopted. Article V spells out a few different ways in which the Constitution can be amended.
When we make a change or addition to the United States Constitution, it's known as 'amending' the Constitution. Any addition is treated as extra language, added onto the end of the Constitution, and is known as a constitutional amendment. Surprisingly, we have only 27 constitutional amendments. That's because amending the Constitution is a complicated process. The Constitution's Article V lays out the process by which the Constitution may be amended. There are actually four different ways, but only one is widely used: 1  Proposal by convention of the states, with ratification by state conventions.