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What portion of the state must approve a constitutional amendment in order to ratify it?
Article V of the US Constitution states that by a vote of two thirds of both houses of Congress an amendment may be proposed to the states for ratification.
If three fourths of the states vote to amend the constitution how many states are needed?
Today, there are 50 states. 3/4 of 50 is 37.5, so we would need 38 states to approve an Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Why do citizens need the first amendment of the US Constitution today?
The first amendment of the US Constitution has always been needed by citizens of the United States. The freedom of speech, press and religion are necessary to have a representative government.
What does amendment one mean today?
The first amendment state's a person's basic rights to live in the United States of America
What kind of government did Australia have in 1931?
The same as today "Constitutional democracy" A federation of states,
How many states must approve of an amendment to make it legal?
If an amendment to the Constitution is submitted to the states, then three-fourths of all states must approve it. Today that would be 38 states. This action, if it occurred, would result in a Constitutional Convention in order to add the amendment. This process has never been used to add any amendment. The more usual process is the creation of a joint resolution of Congress, which is approved by two-thirds votes in both houses and forwarded to the National Archivist for inclusion in the Constitution.
What was the Constitutional Convention given permission to do?
The Constitutional Convention was given permission to revise the Articles of Confederation. Thus, created the United States Constitution which is still in use today.
Is the quartering act still in affect today?
yes, at least in the united states, it is. The 3rd amendment from 1791 banned it.
How did the 16th amendment affect American politics?
The 17th Amendment still affects the United States today because it allows for the states to have equal representation in the United States Senate. The 17th Amendment states that two senators are to be elected from each state.
Delegates at the constitutional convention wrote the set of government rules that is still used today true or false?
Most of the provisions written by the delegates at the Constitutional Convention of the United States are still used today. The way the president is elected has been modified.
Which amendment delegates power which are not controlled by the federal government to the individual states?
The tenth amendment reserves to the states all powers not specifically given to the Federal government by the constitution. It reads, "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people." I'm not sure it was ever observed, but it's pretty much meaningless today.
What government did the u s have before 1900?
The United States government had the same government before 1900 that it has today. It is was and is a Constitutional Republic.
