How Do You Actually Repeal A US Constitutional Amendment?
Nov 6, 2026
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The U.S. Constitution is extremely difficult to change,
but is it possible to repeal a
constitutional amendment? To repeal a constitutional amendment,
you must pass a new constitutional
amendment. It is impossible to delete an existing amendment.
Congress can suggest an amendment
through a two-thirds supermajority vote
in both the House of Representatives
and the Senate. Alternatively,
two-thirds of U.S. state legislatures can apply to Congress
to call a convention to propose a new amendment.
Once the amendment is proposed,
three-quarters of U.S. states must approve it,
either through state legislatures
or special state ratifying conventions.
The U.S. president plays no formal constitutional role
in the amendment process,
and they cannot veto a proposed constitutional amendment.
The 18th Amendment, which introduced prohibition,
is the only amendment in U.S. history to be
repealed. It was repealed in 1933 through
the adoption of the 21st Amendment.

