The only formal method used so far to propose an amendment to the Constitution is
A) the popular vote of the people.
B) a two-thirds vote in favor of it by both houses of Congress.
C) state legislatures or conventions in three-fourths of the states.
D) a national convention.
E) a proposal by the president.

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According to Article V of the Constitution, an amendment can be proposed by a two-thirds vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, or by a national convention called for by Congress at the request of two-thirds of the state legislatures. The first method, which involves Congress, is the only formal method used so far to propose amendments to the Constitution.

The Only Formal Method Used So Far to Propose an Amendment