The thirteenth amendment was a very important one, as it formally ended slavery in the United States. (House, 2012) the Emancipation Proclamation was only based on President Lincoln's war powers during the Civil War, and therefore the thirteenth Amendment was passed to solidify the end of slavery. (History, 2012) the fourteenth amendment guaranteed all Americans the right to representation and protection under the law, as well as prohibiting state and local governments from having any unfavorable action against any citizen regardless of race. The fifteenth amendment guaranteed the right to vote to any eligible man, regardless of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. The process for amending the Constitution is incredibly difficult. It requires a two-thirds supermajority vote in both the House of Representatives, and the Senate. A vote passed like this does not require the signature of the President, and is passed directly to...

To ratify an Amendment, three-fourths of the state legislatures of the fifty states is required. The time to do this is usually set at seven years. Out of the thousands of bills that have sought to amend the Constitution, only 33 have acquired the necessary votes in Congress, and just 27 have been fully ratified. This process is intentionally difficult in order to ensure that the Constitution could not be overridden by a single strong federal government or President, and in order to prevent quick adoption. This system is fair because it protects the sanctity of the Constitution at all costs, even if it makes the document extremely difficult to change.
Works Cited

The Constitution of the United States of America. (2012). Retrieved from: http://www.house.gov/house/Constitution/Amend.html.

The Emancipation Proclamation. (2012). Retrieved from: http://www.history.com/topics/emancipation-proclamation.