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_____.
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One difference between the amendment process of the US and the Florida Constitution is that in Florida, a constitutional amendment can be proposed through a citizen initiative with a petition signed by a specific number of voters. This is not a mechanism available in the US Constitution.
Florida likely included this provision in their Constitution to allow for more direct citizen involvement in the amendment process, giving the people of Florida the opportunity to bypass the state legislature and propose amendments themselves. This allows for a more direct democracy and gives citizens more control over the state's constitution.