The Constitution has been amended through the formal amendment process and through ______.

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The Constitution has been amended through the formal amendment process, which requires approval by two-thirds of both houses of Congress and ratification by three-fourths of state legislatures. It has also been amended through judicial review, where the Supreme Court has interpreted the Constitution and made decisions that effectively changed its meaning and application without actually changing the text. State nullification, presidential interpretation, passage of laws by Congress, and the passage of initiatives do not constitute formal methods of amending the Constitution.

The Constitution Has Been Amended Through the Formal Amendment Process