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Can an amendment be ratified if three fourths of the state legislatures vote for it?
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An amendment is finally ratified by?
three-fourths of the state legislatures or state convntions called for that purpose
An amendment is finally ratified by congress?
No. Three-fourths of the state legislatures or state conventions called for that purpose.
In what two way can amendment be ratified?
1. an amendment is official when three-fourths of the state legislatures approve it. 2. when special conventions in three-fourths of the states approve it.
What are the four methods of the formal amendment?
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By what two methods can amendments to the US Constitution be proposed and ratified?
There are actually four methods.An Amendment may be proposed by two-thirds vote in each house of congress, and ratified by three-fourths of the state legislatures.An Amendment may be proposed by Congress and then ratified by conventions, called for that purpose in three-fourths of the state3.An Amendment may be proposed by a national convention, called by Congress at the request of two-thirds of state legislatures, and then ratified by three-fourths of the state legislatures.An amendment may be proposed by a national convention and ratified by conventions in three-fourths of the states.Answered directly from the "American Government" Textbook.
How Does the Amendment process balance power between the national government and state?
The amendment process balances power between the national government and the states by offering two ways for amendments to proposed and ratified. If both the Senate and the House of Representatives have a two-thirds majority, the amendment can be ratified by either three-fourths of the state legislatures or three-fourths of the statesâ?? state ratifying conventions. Congress can also call for a national convention if two-thirds of the statesâ?? legislatures apply for one.
After congress agrees on a proposed amendment it then must be?
ratified by state legislatures or state conventions.
Amendments can be ratified passed by whom?
Amendments can be proposed and passed by a two-thirds vote of each house of Congress (the House of Representatives and the Senate), then must be ratified by at least three-fourths of the state legislatures. Optionally, two-thirds of the States may call a Constitutional Convention to propose an amendment, which must then be ratified by at least three-fourths of the state legislatures. The last Constitutional Convention in the United States was held in Philadelphia in 1787.
How does the amendment process balance power between the national government and the states?
The amendment process balances power between the national government and the states by offering two ways for amendments to proposed and ratified. If both the Senate and the House of Representatives have a two-thirds majority, the amendment can be ratified by either three-fourths of the state legislatures or three-fourths of the statesâ?? state ratifying conventions. Congress can also call for a national convention if two-thirds of the statesâ?? legislatures apply for one.
What is the last step in ratifying the amendment?
That would be ratification by at least 38 states.
Which amendment is the only one in history of the US that was ratified by state conventions rather than state legislatures?
amendment 21
Which amendment is only one in the history of the US that was ratified by state conventions rather than state legislatures?
Type your answer here... amendment 21
