<Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> A Convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution, also called an Article V Convention or Amendments Convention, called for by two - thirds (currently 34) of the state legislatures, is one of two processes authorized by Article Five of the United States Constitution whereby the United States Constitution may be altered . Amendments may also be proposed by the Congress with a two - thirds vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate . </P> <P> To become part of the Constitution, an amendment must be ratified by either--as determined by Congress--the legislatures of three - fourths (presently 38) of the states or state ratifying conventions in three - fourths of the states . Thirty - three amendments to the United States Constitution have been approved by Congress and sent to the states for ratification . Twenty - seven of these amendments have been ratified and are now part of the Constitution . As of 2018, the convention process has never been used for proposing constitutional amendments . </P>

Which individual or group has the power to propose an amendment to the federal constitution
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