The number of states blocking an amendment is not the proper test. It takes agreement by three fourths of the states in order for an amendment to become enacted. This isn't just a minor point. Calculating 3/4 of the states for ratification gives 37.5, which would have to be rounded up to 38 to meet the requirement. If the law read: 1/4 of the states must block to keep the amendment from being enacted, then 1/4 of 50 would be 12.5, and this would have to be rounded to 13 in order to meet the requirement, and agreement by 37 states could enact the amendment.
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When the amendment was proposed in 1789, it required ratification by three-fourths of the states, which amounted to 9 out of the 13 states. By 1992, the number of states in the United States had increased to 50, meaning that 38 states were needed for ratification of any amendment.
3/4 of the states need to approve an ammendment.
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All of them. The Free Exercise and Establishment clauses of the First Amendment have both been applied against the states through the Fourteenth Amendment. Some states have state constitutional provisions which provide individuals with additional protection, but everyone enjoys the First Amendment's basic guarantees.
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.
34 states to propose an amendment
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.
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Three-fourths (38) of the states must ratify an amendment in order to add it to the Constitution.
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.
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.
A proposed amendment becomes part of the constitution as soon as it is ratified by three-fourths of the states (38 of 50 states).