The answer is A, be able to read, write, and speak basic English.
While there are two ways, only one has ever been used. All 27 Amendments have been ratified after two-thirds of the House and Senate approve of the proposal and send it to the states for a vote. Then, three-fourths of the states must affirm the proposed Amendment. (Give me heart for helping)
"Reconstruction" was needed to help the nation come together again. This was meant to be a reconciliatory measure that would reintegrate the South, but largely was a failure due to a lack of government oversight.
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