<P> A Constitutional Convention, is one of the three methods to amend the Constitution of the Philippines . The others are a People's Initiative or a Constituent Assembly . Article XVII, Section 3 of the Constitution says, "The Congress may, by a vote of two - thirds of all its Members, call a constitutional convention, or by a majority vote of all its Members, submit to the electorate the question of calling such a convention ." </P> <P> The 1987 constitution does not specify how delegates to a Constitutional Convention should be chosen . For past conventions, the legislation calling for the convention specified how the delegates would be chosen . In 1971, under an earlier constitution, Republic Act No. 6132 provided that delegates to a constitutional convention would be elected by the national legislative district, in a special election . The 1987 constitution specifies that any proposed amendments to the 1987 Constitution must by ratified by a majority of voters in a plebiscite . </P> <P> The process of amending or revising the 1987 Constitution has become known as Charter Change . </P> <P> There have been five constitutional conventions in Philippine history: </P>

8. name two characteristics of the delegates to the constitutional conventional