USA CITIZENSHIP TEST
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Question
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A proposal is made by two-thirds of the members of both the House and the Senate
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Ratification by the president
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Ratification by three-fourths of the state legislature
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A proposal is made at a constitutional convention called for by two-thirds of the state legislatures
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -To ratify amendments, three-fourths of the state legislatures must approve them, or ratifying conventions in three-fourths of the states must approve them.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Simple majority with consent of half of the states is not an amendment method followed by the Indian Constitution.