who starts the process of changing the constitution
How to Amend the Constitution. Five Parts: Proposing an Amendment in Congress Using the Constitutional Convention Method Ratifying an Amendment in State Legislatures Ratifying an Amendment in State Conventions Enacting the Amendment Community Q&A. Article V of the United States Constitution provides authority and instructions for amending the Constitution. Amendments can be proposed by Congress or by constitutional convention. Congress then decides how to ratify the amendment if approved by Congress or convention.