<P> The manner in which constitutional amendments are finally recorded takes two main forms . In most jurisdictions, amendments to a constitution take the form of revisions to the previous text . Thus, once an amendment has become law, portions of the original text may be deleted or new articles may be inserted among existing ones . The second, less common method, is for amendments to be appended to the end of the main text in the form of special articles of amendment, leaving the body of the original text intact . Although the wording of the original text is not altered, the doctrine of implied repeal applies . In other words, in the event of conflict, an article of amendment will usually take precedence over the provisions of the original text, or of an earlier amendment . Nonetheless, there may still be ambiguity whether an amendment is intended to supersede or to supplement an existing article in the text . </P> <P> An article of amendment may, however, explicitly express itself as having the effect of repealing a specific existing article . The use of appended articles of amendment is most famous as a feature of the United States Constitution, but it is also the method of amendment in a number of other jurisdictions, such as Venezuela . </P> <P> Under the 1919 German Weimar Constitution, the prevailing legal theory was that any law reaching the necessary supermajorities in both chambers of parliament was free to deviate from the terms of the constitution, without itself becoming part of the constitution . This very wide conception of "amendment" eased the rise of Adolf Hitler to power; it was consequently explicitly ruled out in the postwar 1949 constitution, which allows amendments only by explicitly changing the constitution's text . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> The examples and perspective in this article deal primarily with Western culture and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject . You may improve this article, discuss the issue on the talk page, or create a new article, as appropriate . (July 2015) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table>

A change to the constitution must be approved by