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What was the Women's rights amendment?
The 19th amendment gave the women the right to vote. There was an Equal Rights Amendment passed by Congress in 1972, but it is three states short of the required 38 needed to ratify it and add it to the Constitution.
What amendment in the bill of rights allows people accused of a crime to refuse to testify against themselves in a trial?
5th Amendment
Did any states reject the eighth amendment?
Connecticut and Georgia refused to ratify any of the amendments that constitute The Bill of Rights, believing them to be unnecessary.
Which federal legislation have the confederate states had to ratify the 14th amendment before being readmitted to the union?
The Confederate states had to ratify the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution before being readmitted to the Union as part of the Reconstruction Acts of 1867. These acts established the process for Southern states to rejoin the Union, requiring them to create new state constitutions, ensure civil rights for freedmen, and ratify the Fourteenth Amendment, which granted citizenship and equal protection under the law to all persons born or naturalized in the U.S.
President Johnson's veto of the Bill weakened his effort for a lenient reconstruction policy?
Andrew Johnson's veto of the Civil Rights Bill of 1855 weakened his effort for a lenient reconstruction policy. The Republicans found enough votes to overturn Johnson's veto, and drafted the Fourteenth Amendment. The Amendment, which was ratified, required southern states to ratify it if they wanted to reenter the union. The bill gave equal rights to blacks, and the southerners were forced to ratify.
The majority of states that did not ratify the equal rights amendment were located where?
The majority of states that did not ratify the Equal Rights Amendment were located in the Midwest.
Why did Massachusetts initially refuse to ratify the Constitution?
it lacked the bill of rights
Use the word ratify in a sentence?
many people refuse to RATIFY the Constitution because they thought that it did not protect their rights
What is the number of states needed to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment?
{Led by Phyllis Schlafly, enough concerns about the amendment were presented that the Equal Rights Amendment was unable to garner sufficient states for ratification, falling three short of the necessary 38.}
What was the Women's rights amendment?
The 19th amendment gave the women the right to vote. There was an Equal Rights Amendment passed by Congress in 1972, but it is three states short of the required 38 needed to ratify it and add it to the Constitution.
What amendment required the least amount of time to ratify?
The Bill of Rights. Ratified almost Right away.
What amendment in the bill of rights allows people accused of a crime to refuse to testify against themselves in a trial?
5th Amendment
What promise did John Hancock make that had delagates ratify the Constitution?
John Hancock promised to have "The bill of rights" that had delagates ratify the Constitution. The bill of rights are amendments or rules that gave people rights for example the first amendment is the freedom of speech, religion, and petition.
What did they have to add to the Constitution so all states would ratify it?
going on pornhub.com and seeing all the MILFs
What year was the first Amendment passed in?
In 1789, the same year the Constitution was made. The 1st amendment is in the Bill of Rights, and many states refused to even ratify the Constitution until the Bill of Rights was added.
On what condition did Virginia finally agree to ratify the US Constitution?
When the Bill of Rights were amended into the constitution
Can you refuse to answer a question in court?
Yes, individuals have the right to refuse to answer a question in court if it may incriminate them or violate their rights under the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
