Structure Models

Amendment Path Flow

Article V proposal and ratification paths can be modeled as threshold labels and process routes. Honesty note: simplified US federal structure model; jurisdictions and doctrine vary; the pinned first step states the as-of date; not legal advice.

Structured Visual

Jurisdiction: US; as of 2026-06-24; not legal advice; Code encodes a process and label model, not the law itself.

RENDER STRUCTURE · REFUSE INTERPRETATION · CITE · ABSTAIN · HAND-OFF: render structure, refuse interpretation, cite provenance, abstain when unsupported, and hand off to human review.

Simplified Article V amendment path flowSimplified Article V amendment path flowscope: US federal classroom model | Article V process model | as of 2026-06-24Simplified US federal structure model; jurisdictions and doctrine vary; not legal advice;code encodes a process and label model, not the law itself.Amendment ideaProposal pathState convention callBoth Houses pathRatification pathState conventionsState legislaturesHuman reviewedge=idea->proposal label=startedge=proposal->houses label=housesedge=proposal->convention_call label=statesedge=houses->ratification label=proposeedge=convention_call->ratification label=proposeedge=ratification->legislatures label=legislaturesedge=ratification->conventions label=conventionsedge=legislatures->review label=reviewedge=conventions->review label=reviewSCC: scc7:idea; scc6:proposal; scc4:convention_call; scc5:houses; scc3:ratification; scc1:conventions;scc2:legislatures; scc0:review
highlighted = computed this step

Structure model honesty note

Honesty note: simplified US federal structure model; jurisdictions and doctrine vary; as of June 24, 2026; not legal advice; code encodes a process and label model, not the law itself.

structure model as of June24,2026\text{structure model as of }June 24, 2026

Use Article V process labels

The stated process models proposal paths and ratification paths as process labels with pinned thresholds.

proposal and ratification paths\text{proposal and ratification paths}

Example threshold packet

Article V proposal labels include 2/3 paths. Ratification labels use 3/4 state paths, with Congress selecting the ratification mode.

proposal=2/3,ratification=3/4\text{proposal}=2/3,\quad \text{ratification}=3/4

The flow recomputes process size

The simplified process flow has 8 nodes and 9 edges from proposal path to human review.

nodes=8,edges=9\text{nodes}=8,\quad \text{edges}=9

Diagram note

The diagram is a process map. It does not predict amendment success or resolve any amendment controversy.

process map only\text{process map only}

Jurisdiction: US; as of 2026-06-24; not legal advice; Code encodes a process and label model, not the law itself.

RENDER STRUCTURE · REFUSE INTERPRETATION · CITE · ABSTAIN · HAND-OFF: render structure, refuse interpretation, cite provenance, abstain when unsupported, and hand off to human review.

Simplified Article V amendment path flowSimplified Article V amendment path flowscope: US federal classroom model | Article V process model | as of 2026-06-24Simplified US federal structure model; jurisdictions and doctrine vary; not legal advice;code encodes a process and label model, not the law itself.Amendment ideaProposal pathState convention callBoth Houses pathRatification pathState conventionsState legislaturesHuman reviewedge=idea->proposal label=startedge=proposal->houses label=housesedge=proposal->convention_call label=statesedge=houses->ratification label=proposeedge=convention_call->ratification label=proposeedge=ratification->legislatures label=legislaturesedge=ratification->conventions label=conventionsedge=legislatures->review label=reviewedge=conventions->review label=reviewSCC: scc7:idea; scc6:proposal; scc4:convention_call; scc5:houses; scc3:ratification; scc1:conventions;scc2:legislatures; scc0:review

Summary

Article V data should keep proposal threshold, ratification threshold, path labels, and human review distinct.

thresholds plus review\text{thresholds plus review}