Both houses of Congress
Both houses of Congress
Both houses of Congress
Constitutional amendments must be ratified by the votes of 3/4 of the State Legislatures. There is no requirement for a plebiscite, or vote of the people. Each State Legislature can, if it chooses, base its decision on a popular vote, but I'm not aware that any do.
In the US, the legislative branch (Congress) typically votes with a two-thirds majority in both houses to send a proposed constitutional amendment to the states for ratification.
In Texas, proposed constitutional amendments are ratified by the voters. After the Texas Legislature passes a joint resolution to propose an amendment, it must be placed on the ballot for the next election. The amendment is then approved or rejected based on the majority vote of the participating electorate.
Amendments are proposed by a two-thirds vote from Congress. An amendment can also be proposed by a convention called by Congress, if two-thirds of the states request it.
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2/3 vote
Amendments can be ratified by Legislatures of 2/3 of the states. Amendments can be proposed by 2/3 vote of each house of Congres.
When state legislatures or national conventions vote for or against a constitutional amendment, they exercise the power of ratification. This process allows them to either approve or reject proposed amendments to the Constitution, as outlined in Article V. Ratification reflects the states' role in shaping constitutional law and ensuring that proposed changes have widespread support across the nation. This power is crucial for maintaining the balance between federal and state authority in the constitutional amendment process.
Changes to the constitution are called amendments. there must be a two thirds vote to pass an amendment. once the amendment is passed through the legislative breanch, the executive branch can vote on changes that can be made to make it better. this means the the president does have a part in this. the judicial branches job is to make sure that the amendment is staying constitutional with the adding of these amendments.
The method of ratification is decided by the body that passes the amendment, which historically has been the US Congress (by 2/3 vote of both houses).In all but one case, the approved amendments were ratified by state legislatures.However, the language of the 21st Amendment (1933) specified its passage by state conventions rather than state legislatures. This was particularly chosen to avoid opposition by the same groups that had successfully lobbied for the passage of the 18th Amendment (Prohibition, 1920) which the 21st Amendment repealed.* Should a national constitutional convention (Article V Convention) successfully be called, it too would be empowered to specify the means by which any of its proposed amendments would be ratified.