Question

What is one of the steps required by the Constitution for ratifying a proposed amendment?

Answer 1

Answer:

1. The Constitution provides that an amendment may be proposed either by the Congress with a two-thirds majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate or by a constitutional convention called for by two-thirds of the State legislatures.

2. Amendments proposed by Congress or convention become valid only when ratified by the legislatures of, or conventions in, three-fourths of the states.

3.The Constitution provides that an amendment may be proposed either by the Congress with a two-thirds majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate or by a constitutional convention called for by two-thirds of the State legislatures.

4.Congress must call a convention for proposing amendments upon application of the legislatures of two-thirds of the states. Amendments proposed by Congress or convention become valid only when ratified by the legislatures of, or conventions in, three-fourths of the states.

Answer 2

Answer:

4. 3/4 of states legislatures are required to ratify a proposed amendment.

Explanation: