The 1st step in adding an amendment to the constitution is the amendment being?
Sent to the state legislatures by the president
Voted upon by the voters of the united states
Proposed by a two-thirds vote of both houses of congress
Passed by three - fourths of the sate legislatures
oh forgot answer!! Proposed by a two-thirds vote of both houses of congress
And your answer is?
Right.
Which do you think it is? Read article V of the constitution.
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Read Article V. There is another way, too.
The correct answer is: Proposed by a two-thirds vote of both houses of Congress.
To understand this process, it helps to have some background knowledge about the U.S. Constitution. The U.S. Constitution establishes the framework of the government and provides a set of rules and principles that guide the country. However, the framers of the Constitution also recognized the need to update or modify it as society changes over time. This is where the process of amending the Constitution comes in.
The first step in adding an amendment to the Constitution is the proposal of the amendment. An amendment can be proposed in two ways:
1. Two-thirds vote of both houses of Congress: This means that a proposed amendment needs to be supported by a two-thirds majority in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. For example, if there are 435 members in the House of Representatives, a two-thirds majority would require at least 290 members to vote in favor of the amendment.
2. Constitutional Convention called by two-thirds of the state legislatures: This method has never been used since the original drafting of the Constitution.
Once an amendment is proposed, it needs to be ratified or approved in order to become part of the Constitution. This brings us to the next step, which is the ratification process. The proposed amendment must be ratified by either:
3. Three-fourths of the state legislatures: This means that at least 38 out of the 50 states need to approve the proposed amendment. Each state has its own legislative process for ratifying amendments.
4. Ratifying conventions in three-fourths of the states: This method has only been used once in history to ratify the 21st amendment, which repealed the 18th amendment (Prohibition).
So, to summarize, the first step in adding an amendment to the constitution is to have the amendment proposed by a two-thirds vote of both houses of Congress.