Which of the following is necessary to propose a new amendment to the Constitution?

Question

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approval by a popular vote held in every state
approval by a popular vote held in every state

approval by two-thirds of the House and Senate
approval by two-thirds of the House and Senate

approval by three quarters of the House and Senate
approval by three quarters of the House and Senate

approval by the legislatures in at least three-fourths of the states

Answer 1

The correct answer is: approval by two-thirds of the House and Senate.

To propose a new amendment to the Constitution, it requires the approval of two-thirds of both the House of Representatives and the Senate. This means that a supermajority of members in both chambers of Congress must vote in favor of proposing the amendment.

Once the proposed amendment is approved by two-thirds of both houses, it does not yet become a part of the Constitution. The next step is for the proposed amendment to be ratified by the states.

For an amendment to be ratified, it must be approved by three-fourths (or 38) of the state legislatures. This means that at least 38 state legislatures must vote in favor of the proposed amendment for it to be added to the Constitution.

Therefore, the process to propose and ratify a new amendment involves approval by two-thirds of the House and Senate and then approval by three-fourths of the state legislatures.