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Which state made ratification effective?
New Hampshire was the state that officially made ratification effective. However, once the draft for ratification was submitted to the 13 colonies, only 9 accepted.
What are two ways of proposing an amendment to the Constitution?
There are two methods: 1. A specific amendment is written and proposed by 2/3 of the Congress. Then the proposed amendment is sent for ratification to either the state legislatures or state ratifying conventions. Congress decides whether state legislatures or state ratifying conventions are to be used. For the proposed amendment to become effective 3/4 of the legislatures or conventions must ratify it. 2. A convention for proposing amendments is called for by Congress on application by 2/3 of the states for such a convention. Specific amendments are written by the convention and sent to the states for ratification. Even if the proposed amendments come from a convention rather than from Congress, it is Congress which decides whether ratification is to be by state legislatures or state ratifying conventions. Again, for the proposed amendments to become effective, 3/4 of the legislatures or conventions must ratify the proposed amendments. To date the first method, proposal by Congress itself, is the only method by which amendments have been proposed. None of the existing amendments have been proposed by a national convention. To date every amendment to the Constitution with the exception of the Twenty First Amendment (Repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment), has been ratified by state legislatures. The Twenty First Amendment is the only current amendment that has been ratified by state ratifying conventions.
Ratification can occur by one of two methods which one has only been used once?
Ratification by state convention has been used but one time as established by Article V of the United States Constitution. State ratification was employed for ratification of the 21st Amendment in 1933..
Which method of amending the constitution has been use for all but one of its formal amendments?
The method of formal amendment that has only been used once is by a proposition by Congress and ratification by conventions, called for that purpose, in 3/4 of the states. The only time it was used was for the 21st amendment of the Constitution.
How many changes or amendments can be made to the constitution?
There are two basic methods to propose an amendment, and four ways to go about actually making the amendment a reality. One way is a proposal by congress, which is followed by ratification by state conventions. This method has only been used once.
Why did congressional republican pass amendments to the constitution?
Originally Congress passed the first amendments to the Constitution (i.e. the Bill of Rights) because of promises made during the ratification of the Constitution by the states. Several state ratification conventions only voted to approve the constitution on the condition that the new Congress would take up a Bill of Rights as its first action in order to ensure that American rights were protected.
In which state did ratification win only by a small margin after a struggle?
Virginia
How many of the amendments were ratified by the state legislatures and how many were ratified by conventions held in the states?
Only the 21st Amendment (repealing the 18th) was ratified by conventions in the states.
What are two ways amendments to the US constitution can be ratified?
The most common ratification method is by vote of the individual state legislatures, of which at least 3/4 must vote for ratification. However, Congress called for the ratification of the 21st Amendment (repeal of Prohibition and the 18th Amendment) by the second method listed in Article V, which is by special state conventions.
Among the earliest state constitutions the Massachusetts Constitution was the only one to?
be submitted to the people for ratification
In which state did ratification win only by a small margin after a long struggle?
Virginia
Which amendment is the only one in history of the US that was ratified by state conventions rather than state legislatures?
amendment 21
