Except for One, All of the Amendments That Have Been

question 65

Multiple Choice

Except for one, all of the amendments that have been added to the Constitution have passed in:

• A) the House and Senate by a two-thirds vote and then ratified by a majority vote of the legislatures of three-fourths of the states.
• B) the Senate by a two-thirds vote and then ratified by conventions called for this purpose in two-thirds of the states.
• C) a national convention called by the House in response to petitions by two-thirds of the states and then ratified by a majority vote of the legislatures of three-fourths of the states.
• D) a national convention called by Congress in response to petitions by two-thirds of the states and then ratified by conventions called for this purpose in three-fourths of the states.

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Definitions:

Rotational Equilibrium

A state wherein an object remains in balance while rotating, meaning the net torque acting on it is zero.

Utricle

Cavity in the vestibule of the vertebrate inner ear; contains sensory receptors for gravitational equilibrium.

Semicircular Canals

Three fluid-filled, looped structures in the inner ear that are involved in maintaining balance and sensing head movement.

Organ of Corti

A structure located in the cochlea of the inner ear, containing hair cells that convert sound vibrations into neural signals.