It takes a three-fourths ratio from the states to pass an amendment. Before an amendment goes to the states, it has to pass both house of legislature.
{Led by Phyllis Schlafly, enough concerns about the amendment were presented that the Equal Rights Amendment was unable to garner sufficient states for ratification, falling three short of the necessary 38.}
Three fourths.
Three-fourths (38) of the states must ratify an amendment in order to add it to the Constitution.
three-fifths compromise (english) compromiso de tres quintas partes (spanish)
A proposed amendment becomes part of the constitution as soon as it is ratified by three-fourths of the states (38 of 50 states).
ratification of the amendment requires three fourths of the states to ratify.
becuase obama is president
ratified by three-fourths of the states
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.
Regardless of which of the two proposal routes is taken, the amendment must be ratified, or approved, by three-fourths of states. \STATES
The first is the states legislative body can approve the amendment. The other is the states consititutional convention delegates are authorized to approve the amendment. The full details can be found in Article Five.