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sjones

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Once an amendment proposal has been successfully approved by the Texas legislature, what is required for the amendment to be ratified?
 
  a. a three-fourths supermajority of voters in a popular election
  b. a two-thirds supermajority of voters in a popular election
 c. a simple majority of voters in a popular election
 d. about one-third of the voters in a popular election
 e. nothing, as approval of an amendment in the state legislature automatically means the amendment is also ratified

Question 2

To successfully propose an amendment to the Texas Constitution, which of these is required?
 
  a. a two-thirds majority in both the Texas House of Representatives and the Texas Senate
 b. a simple majority in both the Texas House of Representatives and the Texas Senate
 c. a two-thirds majority in the Texas House of Representatives and a simple majority in the Texas Senate
  d. a simple majority in the Texas House of Representatives and a two-thirds majority in the Texas Senate
  e. none of these



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Briannahope

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Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

a




sjones

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Reply 2 on: Jul 8, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)


cam1229

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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