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How can the state legislature propose an amendment the Constitution?
Go out and get 35 of the 50 states to agree with the future amendment
What fraction of the the states can ask for a convention to propose new amendments?
States Needed to Ask for a ConventionThree-fourths of the states are needed in order to ask for a convention to propose new amendments.
By what process do voters propose an amendment to a state Constitution?
Go out and get 35 of the 50 states to agree with the future amendment
How many ways are there to propose and ratify a constitutional amendment?
four.
How many ways can you propose and ratify a constitutional amendment?
19
What branch of the government would propose a school prayer Amendment?
The government of the United States is broken into three branches. The one that would propose and pass an Amendment on school prayer is the legislative branch or Congress.
How can Congress propose an amendment to the Constitution?
Congress can propose an amendment to the Constitution by passing a joint resolution with a two-thirds majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. The proposed amendment is then sent to the states for ratification, where it must be approved by three-fourths of the state legislatures or by conventions in three-fourths of the states.
What two groups have the power to propose amendments?
The two groups that have the power to propose amendments to the U.S. Constitution are: The U.S. Congress The StatesThe U.S. Congress has the power to propose an amendment when two-thirds of both the Senate and the House of Representatives vote in favor of the amendment. The States also have the power to propose an amendment if two-thirds of the state legislatures vote in favor of the amendment. In either case any amendments proposed have to be ratified by three-fourths of the states in order to become part of the Constitution.
Who can propose an amendment to the constitution?
Only members of Congress or state legislatures can propose an amendment to the Constitution.
What percentage of congress does it take to propose an amendment?
The Amendment process is the formal way to change pieces of the Constitution to better suit the nation's rights. According to Article V, two-thirds of Congress must deem it necessary in order to propose an amendment. To ratify the amendment, three-fourths of the states must approve.
What did the 17th amendment propose?
The 17th Amendment took the voice of the states away by allowing Senators to be elected by popular vote instead f by the state Legislatures.
Which branch of congress has the power to ratify an amendment to the constitution?
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.
