The debate over the ratification of the US Constitution lasted one year. The document was created on September 17, 1787 and ratified on June 21, 1788.
The debate over the ratification of the US Constitution lasted from 1787 to 1788, spanning approximately one year.
Ratification of the Constitution by the State of Connecticut; January 8, 1788Ratification of the Constitution by the State of Delaware; December 7, 1787Ratification of the Constitution by the State of Georgia; January 2, 1788Ratification of the Constitution by the State of Maryland; April 28, 1788.Ratification of the Constitution by the State of Massachusetts; February 6, 1788Ratification of the Constitution by the State of New Hampshire; June 21, 1788Ratification of the Constitution by the State of New Jersey; December 18, 1787Ratification of the Constitution by the State of New York; July 26, 1788Ratification of the Constitution by the State of North Carolina; November 21, 1789Ratification of the Constitution by the State of Pennsylvania; December 12, 1787Ratification of the Constitution by the State of Rhode Island; May 29, 1790.Ratification of the Constitution by the State of South Carolina; May 23, 1788.Ratification of the Constitution by the State of Virginia; June 26, 1788.
After a year of debate the Second Continental Congress approved the last draft of the articles for ratification by the States on November 15, 1777 in York, Pennsylvania.
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The short answer would be approximately 1776-1789 or 1777-1789, depending on how you choose to view it. The Articles were drafted in 1776 and approved by the Continental Congress in 1777 but ratification by all the states was not complete until 1781 - 2 years before the end of the Revolutionary War. Although drafted in 1776, it really didn't start serving as the constitution until it was approved in 1777 and although not yet ratified, was the defacto constitution starting in that year.They continued to serve as the constitution of the USA until they were superseded by what we now know as THE US Constitution. The Constitution was approved by the Constitutional Convention on September 17, 1787. The first ratification by a state was December 7, 1787 by Delaware. The last state to ratify was Rhode Island on May 29, 1790. Elections were held according to the new Constitution but done under the supervision of the government established by the Articles. The new government began operating as such March 4, 1789. On that day the Articles ceased to be the constitution.
Congress began the ratification process in 1777. The last state to ratify was Maryland in 1781. They held out two years longer than the last state.
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in 1768. In 1868 with the ratification of the 14th amendment to the United States Constitution.
Ratification of the Constitution by the State of Connecticut; January 8, 1788Ratification of the Constitution by the State of Delaware; December 7, 1787Ratification of the Constitution by the State of Georgia; January 2, 1788Ratification of the Constitution by the State of Maryland; April 28, 1788.Ratification of the Constitution by the State of Massachusetts; February 6, 1788Ratification of the Constitution by the State of New Hampshire; June 21, 1788Ratification of the Constitution by the State of New Jersey; December 18, 1787Ratification of the Constitution by the State of New York; July 26, 1788Ratification of the Constitution by the State of North Carolina; November 21, 1789Ratification of the Constitution by the State of Pennsylvania; December 12, 1787Ratification of the Constitution by the State of Rhode Island; May 29, 1790.Ratification of the Constitution by the State of South Carolina; May 23, 1788.Ratification of the Constitution by the State of Virginia; June 26, 1788.
The final section of the US Constitution is the Twenty-seventh Amendment. It prohibits a pay increase or decrease for Congress until the start of the next term.
After a year of debate the Second Continental Congress approved the last draft of the articles for ratification by the States on November 15, 1777 in York, Pennsylvania.
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The Last Debate was created in 2000.
The first three articles deal with the three branches of government. The last four deal with states' powers, amendments, federal power, and ratification respectively.