USA CITIZENSHIP TEST
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two thirds of House of Representatives and the Senate.
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the President of the United States and all members of Congress.
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every member of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
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the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the president.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Constitution provides that an amendment may be proposed either by the Congress with a two-thirds majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate or by a constitutional convention called for by two-thirds of the State legislatures.
Detailed explanation-2: -An amendment may be proposed by a two-thirds vote of both Houses of Congress, or, if two-thirds of the States request one, by a convention called for that purpose. The amendment must then be ratified by three-fourths of the State legislatures, or three-fourths of conventions called in each State for ratification.
Detailed explanation-3: -Proposed amendment language must be approved by a two-thirds vote of both houses.
Detailed explanation-4: -Amendments may be proposed either by the Congress, through a joint resolution passed by a two-thirds vote, or by a convention called by Congress in response to applications from two-thirds of the state legislatures. citation: Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation, CRS, 2002.
Detailed explanation-5: -To become part of the Constitution, any amendment proposed by that convention must be ratified by three-fourths of the states through a vote of either the state legislature or a state convention convened for that purpose.