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40. Amendments can be ratified by*legislatures of 2/3 of the stateslegislatures of 3/4 of the states2/3 vote of each house of Congressconventions in 2/3 of the states

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  1. Amendments can be ratified by*legislatures of 2/3 of the stateslegislatures of 3/4 of the states2/3 vote of each house of Congressconventions in 2/3 of the states
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Amendments to the United States Constitution can be ratified in two ways, according to Article V of the Constitution:

  1. By the legislatures of 3/4 of the states. This means that if there are currently 50 states, 38 of them must approve the amendment for it to be ratified.

  2. By conventions in 3/4 of the states. This is a less common method, but it has been used in the past. Again, if there are 50 states, 38 of them must hold conventions that approve the amendment for it to be ratified.

The process to propose an amendment is different. An amendment can be proposed either by a 2/3 vote of each house of Congress or by a convention called for by 2/3 of the state legislatures.

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