A Constitutional Amendment Can Be Ratified by

question 33

Multiple Choice

A constitutional amendment can be ratified by

• A) a positive vote in conventions in three-fourths of the states.
• B) a positive vote in the legislatures of three-fourths the states.
• C) a two-thirds vote in both houses of Congress.
• D) the legislatures in two-thirds of the states.
• E) Options A and B are true.

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Definitions:

Legislate

The act of making or enacting laws; the power or process through which laws are made by a government's legislative body.

True Burden

The actual economic impact of a tax or fiscal policy on individuals or entities, taking into account both direct and indirect effects.

Tax

A mandatory financial charge levied by a government on individuals, corporations, or other legal entities to fund government spending and various public expenditures.