American Government — System of Government · Question 123 of 128
How is a constitutional amendment ratified (officially approved)?
Practice answer: Three-fourths of the states must ratify it
Why this is the answer
After a constitutional amendment is proposed, three-fourths of the states must ratify it for it to become part of the Constitution. That means 38 of the 50 states.
On the 2026 citizenship test, a USCIS officer asks up to 20 questions from the official 128-question pool — answering 12 correctly passes.
Study translations and question index
Practice index: 123. This is not the official 2025 syllabus question number. Translation indices share the same practice ID and answer-option order.
Español — practice:123:es
¿Cómo se ratifica (aprueba oficialmente) una enmienda constitucional?
Tres cuartas partes de los estados deben ratificarla
العربية — practice:123:ar
كيف يتم التصديق على تعديل دستوري (الموافقة الرسمية)؟
يجب أن تصدق عليه ثلاثة أرباع الولايات
Official syllabus and legal sources
M-1778 (09/25) — 2025 USCIS syllabus. Retrieved 2026-10-15. Check current USCIS answers.
- 8 U.S.C. § 1423 — English, history and civics requirements
- 8 C.F.R. § 312.2 — Knowledge of history and government
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