Read the excerpt from Article V of the Constitution below. The Congress . . . shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or . . . 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.

Based on the excerpt, which of the following best describes the process of amending the Constitution?