The Constitution describes two ways to propose an amendment. Which of the following gives an example of one way?

Two-thirds of both congressional houses vote in favor of proposing the amendment.

Three-fourths of state governors sign a petition in favor of proposing the amendment.

The president officially requests that Congress propose the amendment.

A majority of citizens vote in favor of proposing the amendment.

Which of these prompted Congress to propose the Fourteenth Amendment?

The Black Codes enacted by southern states after the Civil War

The opposition by southern states to the Emancipation Proclamation

The popular sovereignty provision in the Kansas-Nebraska Act

The positions taken in the Know-Nothing Party platform

reduce the likelihood of disputed outcomes in presidential elections

ease the eligibility requirements for holding federal office

keep state officials from exerting undue influence on presidential elections

prevent the concentration of power in the executive branch

TEKS Social Studies Grade 8 - 8.16.A: Summarize The Purposes For And Process Of Amending The U.S. Constitution | Quizalize