Fifty-five delegates from the new United States came together in 1787 for a Great Debate in which they transitioned from the Articles of Confederation to the Constitution. The Federalists supported ratification while the Anti-Federalists were against it. Some famous Anti-Federalists included Patrick Henry, Richard Henry Lee, and George Clinton.
be submitted to the people for ratification
The adoption of a bicameral legislature with the lower house selected on the basis of population and the upper house apportioned equally among the states resolved the debate over the ratification of the Constitution.
Article I. The Legislative Branch Article II. The Executive Branch Article III. The Judicial Branch Article IV. The States Article V. Amendment Article VI. The United States Article VII. Ratification
Anti-Federalists were a group of individuals in the late 18th century who opposed the ratification of the U.S. Constitution. They believed that the Constitution gave too much power to the federal government at the expense of state sovereignty and individual liberties. Key figures among the Anti-Federalists included Patrick Henry, George Mason, and Richard Henry Lee, who argued for a Bill of Rights to protect citizens' freedoms. Their resistance ultimately contributed to the adoption of the first ten amendments to the Constitution.
social contract
Article IV - Relations Among the States Article V - Provisions for Amendment Article VI - National Debts, Supremacy of National Law, Oath Article VII - Ratification of Constitution
U.S. Const., Art. VII:"The Ratification of the Conventions of nine States, shall be sufficient for the Establishment of this Constitution between the States so ratifying the Same."This clause provided for the original specifics as to State ratification of it.
Article IV - Relations Among the States Article V - Provisions for Amendment Article VI - National Debts, Supremacy of National Law, Oath Article VII - Ratification of Constitution
Article IV - Relations Among the States Article V - Provisions for Amendment Article VI - National Debts, Supremacy of National Law, Oath Article VII - Ratification of Constitution
The United States Constitution states that when ratified by conventions in nine states (or 2/3 at the time), it should go into effect among the States so acting. The requirement of ratification by nine states, set by Article Seven of the Constitution, was met when New Hampshire voted to ratify, on June 21, 1788.
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The two thirds compromise was adapted to give the South more representatives in the House of Representatives. The compromise allowed the South to count two thirds of their slaves with the general population.