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Is it true a national convention may ratify an amendment to the US Constitution?
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∙ 11y ago
NO i think
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What is a way to ammend the Constitution?
formal- congress propose/ national convention propose---- then state legislature/state convention can ratify
What percentage of the Congress and of the state conventions is needed to ratify and amend the Constitution of the US?
The Amendment process is the formal way to change the Constitution. An amendment may be proposed by two-thirds vote of both houses of Congress or by a convention called by Congress at the request of two-thirds of the state legislatures. Ratification of an amendment takes three-fourths of the states to approve.
Why it so difficult to make an amendment to the Constitution?
Because 2/3 of the 50 states must ratify the amendment for it to become law.
Did Benjamin Franklin ratify the constitution?
Yes, he is a Framer of the U.S. Constitution because he signed the declaration of independence and he attended the Convention.
What does the Amendment 21 say?
The Twenty-First Amendment to the United States Constitution repeals the "Prohibition Amendment," (the Eighteenth) banning the importation, sale, or consumption of alcohol in the United States. The final states to ratify the amendment were Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Utah, on December 5, 1933. The Carolinas both rejected the repealing of the amendment, South Carolina going so far as not to call a convention to debate the issue.
Can a national convention ratify an amendment to the constitution?
No
What are two ways to ratify an amendment to the constitution?
An amendment is an addition, deletion of modification of the contents of the U.S. Constitution. It can be ratified through a majority vote of two-thirds in both legislature houses, and by a constitutional convention.
What is a way to ammend the Constitution?
formal- congress propose/ national convention propose---- then state legislature/state convention can ratify
What amendment to the constitution to 74003 days to ratify?
27th amendment
What process did the Constitution convention set forth for the states to ratify the Constitution?
The convention made it so that each state would hold a convention to ratify the Constitution. This meant a series of compromises and ratifications which were heavily influenced by Benjamin Franklin.
What is the what is the process for amending the Constitution?
There are two ways to propose and ratify amendments to the Constitution. To propose amendments two thirds of both houses of congress can vote to propose an amendment, and two thirds of the state legislatures can ask congress to call a national convention to propose amendments.
How are constitution and ratify alike?
Ratify is what is necessary to change or make a new amendment to the constitution. If 2/3rds of the states vote to accept the amendment, the amendment passes and is changed or added to the constitutional amendments.
Who can amend the constitution of the us?
2/3rd of each house propose an amendment, then the states, either by convention or legislature, ratify it. This requires 3/4 of states
What process did Constitution Convention set forth state to ratify the constitution?
chicken soup
The first state to ratify the 13th Amendment to Constitution abolishing slavery?
Illinois was the first state to ratify the 13th Amendment because they wanted Abraham Lincoln's home state to be the first to ratify they amendment.
When was the 5th amendment added to the constitution?
1789 2years to ratify
What process did the constitutional convention set forth for states to ratify the constitution.?
The convention made it so that each state would hold a convention to ratify the Constitution. This meant a series of compromises and ratifications which were heavily influenced by Benjamin Franklin.
