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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