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Amendments are changes in, or additions to, the Constitution of the United States. The Constitution provides two ways to amend the document: Proposed by a two-thirds vote of both Houses of Congress or by a convention called by Congress at the request of two-thirds of the states. An amendment, in order to become part of the Constitution, must be ratified by three-fourths of the states.

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There are two ways in which a formal amendment to the Constitution can be proposed. The first method is to have the amendment introduced to the house by a member of congress. The second method is to have the states meet in a national convention and have the amendment introduced to the house in this manner.

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Constitutional amendments are first proposed either by a two-thirds majority vote from Congress and the Senate or by a constitutional convention. The proposed amendment is then voted on and must have a three-fourths vote from the states.

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When an ammendment is proposed , congress chooses one of two methods for states to approve it . one way is legislatures in three-forths of that states to ratify the ammendmant . the other is for each is for each state to call a special ratifying conventions . the ammendmant becomes part of the constitution when three-fourths of these conventions approve it .

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by vote of two-thirds of both houses of congress or by two-thirds of the state legislative asking for a special convention on the amendment.

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Two thirds of the congress may vote for it or 2/3 of the state legislatures may vote for an ammendment convention

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A constitutional amendment is proposed by two-thirds vote of both houses and Congress or a constitutional convention called by Congress on petition of two-thirds of the 50 states.

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proposed in congress needs 2/3 of states to ratify

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whoever has the ability to propose it must do so and whoever has the authority to ratify it must do so also

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