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What is one of the steps required by the Constitution for ratifying a proposed amendment?

1. The majority of the state legislatures are required to approved a propose amendment

2. The House of Representatives alone approve a proposed amendment with a three fourths vote

3. The senate alone approved a proposed amendment with a majority vote

4. Three fourth of states legislature are required to ratify a proposed amendment

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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.

2. Amendments proposed by Congress or convention become valid only when ratified by the legislatures of, or conventions in, three-fourths of the states.

3.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.

4.Congress must call a convention for proposing amendments upon application of the legislatures of two-thirds of the states. Amendments proposed by Congress or convention become valid only when ratified by the legislatures of, or conventions in, three-fourths of the states.

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4. 3/4 of states legislatures are required to ratify a proposed amendment.

Step-by-step explanation:

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