Which of the following statements about the ratification of constitutional amendments is LEAST accurate?
A. States can ratify amendments either through a vote in the legislature or by calling a special ratifying convention.
B. Though it has never been done, Congress may convene a national convention to discuss amendments, if two-thirds of the state legislatures request it.
C. In order to pass Congress, an amendment must secure two-thirds of the vote in both houses.
D. Initially, no time limit was placed on the ratification process, allowing one amendment passed by Congress in the eighteenth century to be ratified at the end of the twentieth.
E. An amendment is ratified as soon as a simple majority of states vote to approve it.
Answer: E
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