Which of the following is necessary to propose a new amendment to the Constitution?
(1 point)
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
approval by three quarters of the House and Senate
approval by the legislatures in at least three-fourths of the states
The First Amendment protects which rights? Select all that apply.
(1 point)
Responses
the right to own a gun
the right to own a gun
the right to a fair trial
the right to a fair trial
the right to practice a religion (or not)
the right to practice a religion (or not)
the right to criticize the government
the right to criticize the government
the right of owning property
the right of owning property
the right to practice a religion (or not)
the right to criticize the government
What do the 15th, 19th, and 26th Amendments have in common?
(1 point)
Responses
voting rights
voting rights
religious rights
religious rights
African American rights
African American rights
women’s rights
voting rights
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It's two thirds in house and senate
To propose a new amendment to the Constitution, approval is required by two-thirds of both the House of Representatives and the Senate. So, the correct response is "approval by two-thirds of the House and Senate."
To arrive at this answer, you need to understand the process of amending the Constitution. Here is a brief explanation of that process:
1. Proposal: An amendment can be proposed in two ways:
a. By Congress: A proposed amendment must be approved by a two-thirds majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
b. By Constitutional Convention: Two-thirds of the state legislatures can request Congress to call a Constitutional Convention. Any amendments proposed in the Convention require ratification by three-fourths of the state legislatures to be added to the Constitution.
2. Ratification: Once an amendment is proposed, it must then be ratified, or approved, by the states. There are two methods for ratification:
a. By State Legislatures: Amendments can be ratified if approved by three-fourths (or 38) of the state legislatures through a vote.
b. By State Conventions: Instead of the state legislatures, amendments can also be ratified if approved by ratifying conventions in three-fourths of the states. This method has only been used once, for the 21st Amendment that repealed Prohibition.
Since the question asks about the proposal stage, you can determine that approval by two-thirds of both the House and Senate is required.