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twelve
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It is the most recent amendment to the United States Constitution. It was submitted by Congress to the states for ratification on September 25, 1789.
As directed by Congress, states held ratification conventions, to either ratify or reject the proposed US Constitution. It was required that 9 states ratify in order for the Constitution to become official.
It was approval by the states of the constitution.
Ratification of amendments to the Constitution is a power of the?
No, they did not. Historical records prove that the proposed Constitution was drafted at the Constitutional Convention, sent to the states for ratification and was ratified by those states.
Amending the Constitution is a 2-step process, which includes the proposal, and the ratification. There are 2 ways an amendment can be proposed, either by Congress, or by the States.
The states for ratification
Twenty-seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution was submitted to the states by ratification.
the states
ratification