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tariff laws passed by the state legislatures. {{novanet}}
True for A+ Social Studies.
3/4 of the states (For all amendments to be passed)
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.
nova net: to balance power between the house and the senate
This is to Lobby or Lobbying
Ratification of amendments[edit] After being officially proposed, either by Congress or a national convention of the states, a constitutional amendment must then be ratified by the legislatures of, or by ratifying conventions, in at least three-fourths of the states.
Representatives is the name given to the leaders of houses of representatives in the states legislatures.
The amendment process is very difficult and time consuming: A proposed amendment must be passed by two-thirds of both houses of Congress, then ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the states.
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bicameral legislatures mirroring the US Congress: a House and a Senate
Fifty states in the United States have bicameral legislatures. They consist of an upper chamber (Senate) and a lower chamber (House of Representatives).