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What fraction of state legislatures must approve an amendment to the US Constitution?
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∙ 7y ago
Three-fourths of state legislatures must approve an amendment proposed by Congress to the United States Constitution. An alternate method of ratification is for three-fourths of states must vote in favor of the amendment during a ratifying convention. This alternate method has only been used one time, for the ratification of the Twenty-First Amendment which repealed Prohibition.
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What fraction of state legislatures need to approve an amendment for it to become a law?
3/4 of the legislatures of each state or ratifying conventions of each state, as Congress so directs, is needed to approve an amendment to the US Constitution.
What is the fraction of Congress that has to approve an amendment to the constitution?
2/3
What fraction of states must approve a proposed amendment?
you need 2/3 of a fraction for a Constitutional Amendment
The fraction of Congress that has to approve an amendment to the US Constitution is what?
2/3
What fraction of the congress that has to approve an amendment to the US constitution?
2/3
What fraction of states must approve an amendment to the Constitution?
3/4 of the states must approve it before it becomes part of the constitution.
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.
Who has the power to ratify new amendments?
For the US Constitution, states must ratify any amendments. Typically amendment are passed by Congress and sent to the state legislatures, where 3/4 of these legislatures must approve the amendment in order for it to be ratified and become part of the Constitution. For state constitutions, voters within the state must approve any amendments passed by the legislature or by any convention called for that purpose.
Amendment process involving written change to the constitution?
The Amendment process is the formal way to change the Constitution. An amendment may be proposed by two-thirds vote of both houses of Congress or by a convention called by Congress at the request of two-thirds of the state legislatures. Ratification of an amendment takes three-fourths of the states to approve.
Are amendment's made to the constitution by house resolution by joint resolution by senate resolution o by house rules committees?
None of the above. According to Article V of the Constitution, the *only* ways to amend it are 1) two-thirds of *both* houses of Congress approve it, or 2) two-thirds of the State legislatures (that is, the legislatures of two-thirds of the states) call for a Convention. In either case, once the new amendment is approved by Congress or the Convention, then *three-fourths* of all State legislatures must approve it before it is ratified and becomes part of the Constitution.
How many states must approve an amendment for it to take effect?
3/4 of state legislatures
How many state must approve an amendment for it take effect?
3/4 of state legislatures
