A constitutional amendment can be ratified by
A. a positive vote in conventions in three-fourths of the states.
B. a positive vote in the legislatures of three-fourths of the states.
C. a two-thirds vote in both houses of Congress.
D. the legislatures in two-thirds of the states.
E. a positive vote in conventions in three-fourths of the states, and/or a positive vote in the legislatures of three-fourths of the states.
Answer: E
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If a state legislature wants to submit a proposed law or constitutional amendment to the voters for their approval, they would use which of the following procedures?
a. initiatives b. referenda c. objectives d. memoranda
Which of the following was NOT one of the specific themes discussed in the textbook?
a. Power and influence in state and local governments. b. Implementation challenges in local governments. c. The tension between representative and participatory democracy. d. The ways in which the structures of government and the political processes interact.