Which article defines how constitutional amendments are proposed and ratified?

Which article defines how constitutional amendments are proposed and ratified?

• A. Article 3
• B. Article 4
• C. Article 5
• D. Article 6

Answer: (C)

The ability to propose and ratify amendments is defined in Article Five. This article lays out two routes for proposing amendments—either two-thirds of both houses of Congress or a national convention called by two-thirds of the states—and two routes for ratifying amendments—either three-fourths of state legislatures or three-fourths of state ratifying conventions. No other article sets these procedures; for example, Article Three establishes the judiciary, Article Four covers state-federal relations, and Article Six includes the supremacy clause. So Article Five is the one that governs how constitutional amendments are proposed and ratified.

The ability to propose and ratify amendments is defined in Article Five. This article lays out two routes for proposing amendments—either two-thirds of both houses of Congress or a national convention called by two-thirds of the states—and two routes for ratifying amendments—either three-fourths of state legislatures or three-fourths of state ratifying conventions. No other article sets these procedures; for example, Article Three establishes the judiciary, Article Four covers state-federal relations, and Article Six includes the supremacy clause. So Article Five is the one that governs how constitutional amendments are proposed and ratified.