The following excerpt is from a speech by president woodrow - GED Practice Questions
Question
The following excerpt is from a speech by President Woodrow Wilson in 1918 endorsing the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote:
“I regard the concurrence of the Senate in the constitutional amendment proposing the extension of the suffrage to women as vitally essential to the successful prosecution of the great war of humanity in which we are engaged…It is my duty to win the war and to ask you to remove every obstacle that stands in the way of winning it.”
How does the constitutional amendment process begin?
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Explanation
The correct answer is: B. The process to amend the U.S. Constitution is outlined in Article V of the Constitution. An amendment is proposed by a two-thirds vote in both the House and the Senate. After being passed by Congress, the proposed amendment must then be ratified by three-fourths of the state legislatures or by conventions in three-fourths of the states, depending on the method prescribed by Congress for ratification.
Option A refers to the calling of a national convention, which is an alternative method for proposing amendments that has not been used. Option C is incorrect because the President does not have a role in proposing amendments to the Constitution. Option D is also incorrect as the Supreme Court does not have the authority to initiate constitutional amendments.
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