Consider the following statements.

1. In the United States of America an amendment of the Constitution may be made if the proposal is passed by two-thirds majority of each House of Congress and is thereafter accepted by a vote of the legislatures of two-thirds of the States.
2. In the American Presidential elections, if no Presidential candidate secures the minimum 270 college votes needed for outright victory, the House of Representatives chooses a President from among the first three finishers in the Electoral College. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?