Which of the following is necessary to propose a new amendment to the Constitution?
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Responses
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
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.
To propose a new amendment to the Constitution, the necessary requirement is approval by two-thirds of both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
To understand how to find the answer, you have to refer to Article V of the United States Constitution, which outlines the process for proposing and ratifying amendments.
According to Article V, there are two methods for proposing amendments:
1. Approval by two-thirds of both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
This means that in order for an amendment to be proposed, it must receive a two-thirds majority vote in both chambers of Congress. This is one of the options given in the responses.
2. Approval by a national convention called by Congress at the request of two-thirds (34) of the state legislatures.
While this method is not mentioned in the options, it's worth noting that it is an alternative way to propose an amendment that has not been used thus far in the history of the United States.
Once an amendment is proposed, it must go through the process of ratification. Ratification can be achieved in one of two ways:
1. Approval by the legislatures in at least three-fourths (38) of the states.
This means that the proposed amendment must be ratified by the legislatures of at least 38 out of the 50 states. This is one of the options given in the responses.
2. Approval by special ratifying conventions in at least three-fourths (38) of the states.
Similar to the previous method, this alternative way of ratifying an amendment has also not been used in practice.
Therefore, the correct answer is: Approval by two-thirds of the House and Senate.