The two steps in the second method of amending the Constitution are: proposal by Congress and ratification by conventions.
An amendment can be proposed by a national convention and ratified by conventions in three fourths of the States.
There are two methods: 1. A specific amendment is written and proposed by 2/3 of the Congress. Then the proposed amendment is sent for ratification to either the state legislatures or state ratifying conventions. Congress decides whether state legislatures or state ratifying conventions are to be used. For the proposed amendment to become effective 3/4 of the legislatures or conventions must ratify it. 2. A convention for proposing amendments is called for by Congress on application by 2/3 of the states for such a convention. Specific amendments are written by the convention and sent to the states for ratification. Even if the proposed amendments come from a convention rather than from Congress, it is Congress which decides whether ratification is to be by state legislatures or state ratifying conventions. Again, for the proposed amendments to become effective, 3/4 of the legislatures or conventions must ratify the proposed amendments. To date the first method, proposal by Congress itself, is the only method by which amendments have been proposed. None of the existing amendments have been proposed by a national convention. To date every amendment to the Constitution with the exception of the Twenty First Amendment (Repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment), has been ratified by state legislatures. The Twenty First Amendment is the only current amendment that has been ratified by state ratifying conventions.
The amendment process balances power between the national government and the states by offering two ways for amendments to proposed and ratified. If both the Senate and the House of Representatives have a two-thirds majority, the amendment can be ratified by either three-fourths of the state legislatures or three-fourths of the statesâ?? state ratifying conventions. Congress can also call for a national convention if two-thirds of the statesâ?? legislatures apply for one.
Ratification of amendments[edit] After being officially proposed, either by Congress or a national convention of the states, a constitutional amendment must then be ratified by the legislatures of, or by ratifying conventions, in at least three-fourths of the states.
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The two steps in the second method of amending the Constitution are: proposal by Congress and ratification by conventions.
proposed by sa national conventionratified by conventions in 3/4 of the states
An amendment can be proposed by a national convention and ratified by conventions in three fourths of the States.
There are two methods: 1. A specific amendment is written and proposed by 2/3 of the Congress. Then the proposed amendment is sent for ratification to either the state legislatures or state ratifying conventions. Congress decides whether state legislatures or state ratifying conventions are to be used. For the proposed amendment to become effective 3/4 of the legislatures or conventions must ratify it. 2. A convention for proposing amendments is called for by Congress on application by 2/3 of the states for such a convention. Specific amendments are written by the convention and sent to the states for ratification. Even if the proposed amendments come from a convention rather than from Congress, it is Congress which decides whether ratification is to be by state legislatures or state ratifying conventions. Again, for the proposed amendments to become effective, 3/4 of the legislatures or conventions must ratify the proposed amendments. To date the first method, proposal by Congress itself, is the only method by which amendments have been proposed. None of the existing amendments have been proposed by a national convention. To date every amendment to the Constitution with the exception of the Twenty First Amendment (Repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment), has been ratified by state legislatures. The Twenty First Amendment is the only current amendment that has been ratified by state ratifying conventions.
The amendment process balances power between the national government and the states by offering two ways for amendments to proposed and ratified. If both the Senate and the House of Representatives have a two-thirds majority, the amendment can be ratified by either three-fourths of the state legislatures or three-fourths of the statesâ?? state ratifying conventions. Congress can also call for a national convention if two-thirds of the statesâ?? legislatures apply for one.
The amendment process balances power between the national government and the states by offering two ways for amendments to proposed and ratified. If both the Senate and the House of Representatives have a two-thirds majority, the amendment can be ratified by either three-fourths of the state legislatures or three-fourths of the statesâ?? state ratifying conventions. Congress can also call for a national convention if two-thirds of the statesâ?? legislatures apply for one.
Proposed: by Congress (any house) or by a National Convention assembled at the request of 2/3s of the states legislatures. Ratified: 2/3s of the state legislatures or by 2/3s of those National Conventions assembled at the request of the states.
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Ratification of amendments[edit] After being officially proposed, either by Congress or a national convention of the states, a constitutional amendment must then be ratified by the legislatures of, or by ratifying conventions, in at least three-fourths of the states.