Bot explain the constitutional amendment process. List the two choices available for each step of the process. Please formant your answer as follows.
Step 1:
Option 1:
Option 2:
Step 2:
Option 1:
Option 2:
Step 1:
Option 1: Proposal by Congress with a two-thirds majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
Option 2: Proposal by a national convention called by Congress after two-thirds of state legislatures request it.
Step 2:
Option 1: Ratification by three-fourths of state legislatures (38 out of 50 states).
Option 2: Ratification by state conventions in three-fourths of states (38 out of 50 states).
Step 1:
Option 1: Proposal by Congress - A constitutional amendment can be proposed by a two-thirds majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
Option 2: Proposal by Convention - A constitutional amendment can be proposed by a two-thirds majority vote of state legislatures, which then calls for a constitutional convention.
Step 2:
Option 1: Ratification by State Legislatures - After the proposal, the amendment can be ratified by three-fourths (38 out of 50) of the state legislatures.
Option 2: Ratification by Conventions - Alternatively, the amendment can be ratified by conventions in three-fourths (38 out of 50) of the states, which are specially elected by the people.
Step 1:
Option 1: Proposal by Congress - One option for the first step of the constitutional amendment process is for a proposal to be made by Congress. This can be done by either the House of Representatives or the Senate introducing a constitutional amendment.
Option 2: Proposal by Convention - The second option is for a constitutional amendment to be proposed by a convention called for by two-thirds of the state legislatures. In this case, a convention would be convened specifically to propose an amendment to the Constitution.
Step 2:
Option 1: Ratification by State Legislatures - The first option for the second step of the constitutional amendment process involves the amendment being ratified by three-fourths of the state legislatures. Once a proposed amendment is approved by either Congress or a convention, it must be ratified by the majority of state legislatures in order for it to become part of the Constitution.
Option 2: Ratification by State Conventions - The second choice for the second step is for the amendment to be ratified through the use of state conventions. In this case, the proposed amendment would be sent to specially convened conventions in each state, and the amendment would need to be ratified by three-fourths of these state conventions.
It is important to note that while there are these options available for each step, the first option of proposal by Congress and ratification by state legislatures has been the most commonly used method throughout U.S. history.