They held conventions where representatives voted for or against ratification
The process for ratifying the constitution took four steps. The four processes included the submission of the Constitution to the Confederation Congress, the transmission of the Constitution by Congress to the state legislatures, the election of delegates to conventions in each state to consider the Constitution, and ratification by the conventions of at least nine of the thirteen states.
The constitution must first be drafted and presented to the public. Once this is done, a referendum is to be held and citizens allowed to vote on the draft bill.
Special conventions to consider ratification were set up in each state.
Ratification
Amending.
it has no formal role in the process (apex)
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9 states were needed to ratify the Constitution
C. Many states we’re not ready to ratify the constitution.
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Congress. They have to allow an unspecified "reasonable amount of time" for the states to consider new Amendments to the Constitution and decide whether to ratify the proposal. A typical deadline is seven years.
Amending.
it has no formal role in the process (apex)
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The Delegates decided whether to ratify The Articles Of Confederation or our current Constitution. In doing so they created our amazing Representative Republic.
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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.
The system for ratifying Amendments is detailed within the Constitution therefore, by extension, the original creators of the Constitution decide the system by which states ratify Amendments. You can find many examples of these "Founding Fathers" online.
The Federalist Party wanted to ratify the Constitution.