2. proposed by Congress and ratified by conventions called for that purpose in 3/4 of the states. Only the 21st was adopted in this way. 3. proposed by a national convention, called by Congress at the request of 2/3 of the State legislatures (today 34) then it mujst be ratified by 3/4 of the State legislatures. read more
It would be the constitutional principle of federalism that prohibits an individual state from declaring war, since although in this system power is shared between the central government and the states, it is the central government that ultimately has authority to make major decisions like this that affect the entire nation. Report. read more
The constitutional principle prohibits an individual state from declaring war is called federalism. The only person who can declare war is the person in charge of the government, which is the President of the United States. read more