Question

Ratifying an amendment takes __________ of state legislatures or both houses of congress, whereas proposing an amendment requires only __________ of state legislatures or both Houses of Congress.

a. one-third . . . two-thirds
b. three-fourths . . . one-third
c. two-thirds . . . three-fourths
d. three-fourths . . . two-thirds

Answer 1

d) three-fourths....two-thirds

Answer 2

d. three-fourths . . . two-thirds

Both the Congress and state legislature can propose an amendment: The Senate and the House of the U.S. Congress can propose it by at least two-thirds of votes in favor, and the state legislature also can do it by calling a National Convention first, in which two-thirds of votes has to be on favor of proposing it.

After this, the amendment has to be ratified; depending on who proposed it, it is only ratified with at least three-fourths of the state legislatures or both houses of Congress.