Which is the last step in amending the U.S. Constitution?

(A)The voters approve the amendment in a national election.

(B)The president signs the amendment in a public ceremony.

(C)Three-fourths of the state legislatures ratify the amendment.

(D)Two-thirds of both houses of Congress ratify the amendment.

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Answer:

C - Three-fourths of the state legislatures ratify the amendment.

Explanation:

U.S. CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE V:

The Congress, whenever two thirds of both houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose amendments to  this Constitution, or, on the application of the legislatures of two thirds of the several states, shall call a  convention for proposing amendments, which, in either case, shall be valid to all intents and purposes, as  part of this Constitution, when ratified by the legislatures of three fourths of the several states, or by  conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other mode of ratification may be proposed by the  Congress; provided that no amendment which may be made prior to the year one thousand eight  hundred and eight shall in any manner affect the first and fourth clauses in the ninth section of the first  article; and that no state, without its consent, shall be deprived of its equal suffrage in the Senate. (Refrenced from https://www.ncsl.org/documents/summit/summit2013/online-resources/SenDavidLong.pdf)

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