The Congress, Whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which, in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States, or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress...."

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The Congress, Whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which, in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States, or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress...."
- United States Constitution,
Article V
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Which of the following best summarizes this excerpt?
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Alterations to the Constitution must be deemed necessary and proposed by the House of Representatives.

GPT-4o mini · Answer

The excerpt from Article V of the United States Constitution outlines the process for amending the Constitution, stating that amendments can be proposed either by a two-thirds majority in both Houses of Congress or by a convention called for by two-thirds of the state legislatures. Furthermore, it specifies that any amendments must be ratified by three-fourths of the state legislatures or conventions.

A better summary would be: "Amendments to the Constitution can be proposed by two-thirds of Congress or by a convention called by two-thirds of the states, and must be ratified by three-fourths of the states."