ammending the constitution
1. Propose An Amendment
Either Congress or the States can propose an amendment ot the Constitution.
Regardless of how the amendment is proposed, it must be ratified by the States.
Either Congress or the States can propose an amendment ot the Constitution.
- Both Houses of Congress must propose the amendment with a two-thirds vote. This is how all current amendments have been offered.
- Two-thirds of the State legislatures must call on Congress to hold a Constitutional Convention.
Regardless of how the amendment is proposed, it must be ratified by the States.
- Three-fourths of the State legislatures must approve of the amendment proposed by Congress, or
- Three-fourths of the states must approve the amendment via ratifying conventions. This method has only been used once, to repeal Prohibition (21st Amendment).