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Answer:
"To propose amendments, two-thirds of both houses of Congress can vote to propose an amendment, or two-thirds of the state legislatures can ask Congress to call a national convention to propose amendments."
Explanation:
The correct answer is D) dependence.
Dependence is increased when the resources you control are important. When you possess anything that others require but that you alone control, you make them dependent on you and, therefore you gain power over them.
Being nonexistent is not an act of consumption because it does not rely on anything.