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After Congress has approved a proposed amendment to the Constitution, what then must take place before that amendment becomes law?

The president must approve it.
Three-quarters of the states must approve it.
The Supreme Court must approve it.
Half of the states must approve it.

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Three-quarters of the states must approve it.

Under Article V of the Constitution a proposed amendment approved by Congress must be ratified by 3/4 of the states (currently 38 of 50), either by state legislatures or by state conventions, before it becomes part of the Constitution.