Question

A ________ vote by both houses of Congress and a ratification vote of ________ of the states are required to amend the U.S. Constitution.

Answer 1

A two-thirds vote by both houses of Congress and a ratification vote of three-fourths of the states are required to amend the U.S. Constitution.

Step-by-step explanation:

The U.S. Constitution can be amended through a two-step process. Firstly, an amendment must be proposed by a two-thirds vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, or by two-thirds of state legislatures. Secondly, the amendment must be ratified by three-fourths of the state legislatures. This process ensures that amending the Constitution is a difficult and deliberate process.

Answer 2

A two-thirds vote by both houses of Congress and a ratification vote of three-fourths of the states are required to amend the U.S. Constitution.

Explanation:

• In order to amend the Consitution, the feat of a 'special majority' needs to be achieved every single time before the amendment of the Constitution is to be brought into effect.
• The operations of voting of the Congress and the states are termed in both separate and combined manner as for passing the amendment, a vote of two-thirds of the United States Congress is deemed necessary, whereas, for the ratification of the amendment, a combined three-fourths vote of both the houses is required.