The Constitution provides two methods of proposing and two methods of ratifying amendments. The first step in the amendment process is the proposal of the amendment. Either an amendment is proposed by _________ of both the House and the Senate or by a ______ _______ called by Congress at the request of two-thirds of the state legislature. The second step is the ratification of the amendment. An amendment may be approved by the legislatures of _____ of the states, or an amendment may be approved by ______ _______ in three-fourths of the states. Once an amendment goes through any combination of these two steps, it is considered a part of the Constitution.
The first step in the amendment process is the proposal of the amendment. Either an amendment is proposed by two-thirds of both the House and the Senate or by a constitutional convention called by Congress at the request of two-thirds of the state legislature. The second step is the ratification of the amendment. An amendment may be approved by the legislatures of three-fourths of the states, or an amendment may be approved by constitutional conventions in three-fourths of the states. Once an amendment goes through any combination of these two steps, it is considered a part of the Constitution.
