Only once were state ratifying conventions used to ratify a constitutional amendment (the Twenty-First). Explain why that happened.

Answer the questions listed below. Each response should be a minimum of 75 words
• Write two to three paragraphs in response to the following:
Only once were state ratifying conventions used to ratify a constitutional amendment (the Twenty-First). Explain why that happened.
• Does a Constitution guarantee freedom? Explain why.
Read the “What Would You Do?” Memorandum . Decide whether or not you would support the new bill. Explain your answer in one to two paragraphs.

Memorandum
To: Brian Arjun, Pennsylvania state senate majority leader
From: Amaia Grace, chief of staff
Subject: Proposal for a new constitutional convention
In the 1990s, several states approved term limits for their members of Congress, but the Supreme Court ruled in 1995 that states do not have this authority. Now term-limit advocates are pursuing a broader strategy, calling for states to approve legislation that would require Congress to convene a special convention to consider several amendment proposals. Recommendations include enacting term limits for members of Congress and abolishing the Electoral College to permit the direct popular election of the president. The Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed such a bill last week, and several senators in your party have declared their support