Question
7th grade level please
How can the Constitution be amended?
(4 points)
How can the Constitution be amended?
(4 points)
Answers
GPT-5 mini
The Constitution can be changed in four ways (Article V). An amendment must first be proposed, then it must be ratified.
1. Proposed by Congress (approved by two‑thirds of both the House and the Senate), then ratified by three‑fourths of the state legislatures.
2. Proposed by Congress (two‑thirds of both Houses), then ratified by conventions in three‑fourths of the states.
3. Proposed by a national constitutional convention called by Congress at the request of two‑thirds of the state legislatures, then ratified by three‑fourths of the state legislatures.
4. Proposed by a national constitutional convention (called by Congress when two‑thirds of states request it), then ratified by conventions in three‑fourths of the states.
So there are two ways to propose an amendment and two ways to ratify it, making four possible combinations.
1. Proposed by Congress (approved by two‑thirds of both the House and the Senate), then ratified by three‑fourths of the state legislatures.
2. Proposed by Congress (two‑thirds of both Houses), then ratified by conventions in three‑fourths of the states.
3. Proposed by a national constitutional convention called by Congress at the request of two‑thirds of the state legislatures, then ratified by three‑fourths of the state legislatures.
4. Proposed by a national constitutional convention (called by Congress when two‑thirds of states request it), then ratified by conventions in three‑fourths of the states.
So there are two ways to propose an amendment and two ways to ratify it, making four possible combinations.