It currently requires 3/4ths or 38, not 34, states to ratify an amendment to the United States Constitution.
i believe its 38.
38
AnswerAccording to Article V of the US Constitution, 3/4 of the states are needed to ratify a Constitutional amendment. As there are currently 50 states, 38 states are needed to do this.
9 states were needed to ratify the Constitution
An amendment is an addition, deletion of modification of the contents of the U.S. Constitution. It can be ratified through a majority vote of two-thirds in both legislature houses, and by a constitutional convention.
Before an amendment to the Constitution becomes law, a certain number of States must ratify it.
2/3 of both houses The above is incorrect. For an amendment to become part of the Constitution it must be ratified by 3/4th's of the States. With 50 states, this means 38 states must ratify and accept the amendment--this can take years and some amendments have never been ratified. It does take 2/3rd's of both houses of Congress to pass an amendment before it goes to the states to be ratified.
The majority of states that did not ratify the Equal Rights Amendment were located in the Midwest.
AnswerAccording to Article V of the US Constitution, 3/4 of the states are needed to ratify a Constitutional amendment. As there are currently 50 states, 38 states are needed to do this.
3/4 of the states' approval is needed to ratify an amendment, if that's what you mean.
It takes at least 3/4 of the states to ratify an amendment. Since there are 50 states now, that means you would need at least 38 states for ratification.
what is the time limit for states to ratify an amendment
{Led by Phyllis Schlafly, enough concerns about the amendment were presented that the Equal Rights Amendment was unable to garner sufficient states for ratification, falling three short of the necessary 38.}
No branch of Congress ratifies an amendment. 2/3s of both houses (House and Senate) propose an amendment and send the proposed amendment out to the states for ratification. 3/4s of the states are needed to "ratify" an amendment. This is found in Article 5 of the Constitution.
The Constitution can be amended. A super majority (2/3) of the 50 states would have to ratify the amendment or change.
9 states were needed to ratify the Constitution
An amendment is an addition, deletion of modification of the contents of the U.S. Constitution. It can be ratified through a majority vote of two-thirds in both legislature houses, and by a constitutional convention.
1. You need 2/3's majority vote from Congress. 2. You need 3/4's vote from the states. (38 states).
A simple majority is any number over 50%. An extraordinary majority is a higher majority used in special cases, such as the 67% needed to override a U.S. presidential veto or the 75% majority of states that were needed to ratify the U.S. Constitution.