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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_____.
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One difference between the amendment process of the US and the Florida Constitution is the required percentage of voter approval. In the US Constitution, amendments must be approved by two-thirds of both houses of Congress and three-fourths of the states. However, in Florida, amendments to the state Constitution require a 60% supermajority vote by the voters.
Florida may have created this difference in their Constitution because they wanted to ensure that any amendments made to their state Constitution had strong support from the electorate. By setting a higher threshold for approval, Florida may have aimed to prevent frequent and frivolous amendments that could potentially disrupt or destabilize the state's governance. Additionally, requiring a 60% supermajority vote may also help protect minority interests and ensure that amendments have broader support from the population.