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

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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

To propose a new amendment to the Constitution, the necessary step is:

approval by two-thirds of the House and Senate.

Once proposed, the amendment must then be ratified by three-fourths of the states to become part of the Constitution.