Imagine a new amendment lowering the voting age to 16 has been proposed and has secured the necessary votes in the House of Representatives. How many votes must be secured in the Senate for the amendment to proceed to the ratification stage?

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According to the Constitution, an amendment must be ratified by three-fourths of the states, which currently translates to 38 states. In order for an amendment to proceed to the ratification stage, it must first pass both the House of Representatives and the Senate with a two-thirds majority vote. There are currently 100 Senators in the Senate, so the necessary votes to proceed with the amendment would be 67 (two-thirds of 100). Therefore, the answer is C.

Imagine a New Amendment Lowering the Voting Age to 16