Answer:
Explanation:
Path 1:
o Step 1: Two-thirds of both houses of Congress pass a proposed constitutional
amendment. This sends the proposed amendment to the states for ratification.
o Step 2: Three-fourths of the states (38 states) ratify the proposed amendment,
either by their legislatures or special ratifying conventions.
Path 2:
o Step 1: Two-thirds of state legislatures (34 states) ask for Congress to call “a convention for proposing amendments.”
o Step 2: States send delegates to this convention, where they can propose
amendments to the Constitution.
o Step 3: Three-fourths of the states (38 states) ratify an amendment approved by
the “convention for proposing amendments,” either by their legislatures or special ratifying conventions.
