Assertion: constitution's amendment | /r/HasProperty | necessary
Facets:
value: often
type: DEGREE
value: because of the length of state constitutions
type: CAUSE
Source sentences:
text: Instead, both the House and the Senate proceeded directly to consideration of a joint resolution, thereby implying that both bodies deemed amendments to be necessary.
text: When such amendment is needed, the Constitution envisages an election for Great National Assembly, which consists of 400 deputies, with 200 elected by proportional vote and 200 elected by the first-past-the-post method.
text: Amendments are often necessary because of the length of state constitutions, which are, on average, three times longer than the federal constitution, and because state constitutions typically contain extensive detail.
text: In the event that an amendment is necessary, the process by which it is carried out is easy to understand and offers a clear guideline for making these changes permanent.