In Order for Congress to Send an Amendment to the Constitution

question 29

Multiple Choice

In order for Congress to send an amendment to the Constitution to state legislatures or ratifying conventions for approval,it must pass in

• A)either the House or Senate with a simple majority.
• B)both the House and Senate with a simple majority.
• C)either the House or Senate with a two-thirds majority.
• D)both the House and Senate with a two-thirds majority.
• E)the House by a simple majority and the Senate by a two-thirds majority.

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Definitions:

Diseconomies of Scale

The condition in which a firm’s costs per unit of output increase as the firm increases in size or scale of operation.

Economies of Scale

Cost advantages that enterprises obtain due to their scale of operation, typically characterized by a reduction in average cost per unit when production is increased.

Externalities

Costs or benefits that result from an economic activity and affect third parties who did not choose to incur that cost or benefit.