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The Law of the Land, Part 1

Akhil Reed AmarDistinguishedYale University

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20:29·2026·undergraduate level

This lecture details Article V's amendment process, explaining its four pathways and contrasting its flexibility with the unamendable Articles of Confederation and various state constitutions.

HistoryArticle VAmendment ProcessConstitutional Change

Article V says no state can lose its equal vote in the Senate without consenting. Akhil Reed Amar argues that clause blocks less than it appears to, and explains the reasoning.

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Akhil Reed AmarDistinguished

Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science, Yale University

Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University and one of the most cited scholars of the U.S. Constitution.

2 courses · 35 lecturesCanon
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