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The United States Constitution can be changed informally. Informal amendments mean that the Constitution does not specifically list these processes as forms of amending the Constitution, but because of change in society or judicial review changed the rule of law de facto.
FORMALLY AMENDING THE CONSTITUTION The Constitution today has many of the same words, but many of the meanings have been altered according to ever changing society. FORMAL AMENDMENT PROCESS Article V of the Constitution states that amendments will be necessary to the document. There are four formal methods of changing the Constitution. 1. The amendment may be proposed by 2/3 vote in each house of Congress, and be ratified by 3/4 of the State legislatures. (38 states). 26 of the 27 amendments have been adopted in this manner. 2. An amendment may be proposed to Congress and then ratified by conventions, called for that purpose, in 3/4 of the States. The 21st Amendment was adopted in this manner