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What percentage of the states must ratify a constitutional amendment for it to pass?
i think 17
Why is it difficult to amend the U.S. Constitution?
It is difficult because of all of the steps it takes and all of votes needed. Plus there are time restrictions.Amending the U.S. Constitution:1. Both houses of Congress must adopt a proposed amendment with a 2/3 vote. Or 2/3 of state legislatures must request Congress to call a constitutional convention.2. 3/4 of state legislatures must ratify the amendment as proposed by Congress. Or ratifying conventions in 3/4 of the states must ratify the amendment as proposed by Congress.3. Congress has limited the length of time the states have to ratify an amendment. It must be ratified by the proper number of states to become operative.4. There are some shielded clauses. .
How many states must approve an amendments before it takes effects?
13 colonies/states have to sign/ratify the Constitution.
Convention delegates agreed that the Constitution must be approved by how many states?
9 states 9 states
Are all formal constitutional amendments must be proposed by congress true or false?
False. A convention, called for by at least 2/3 (34) of the states, can propose amendments to the U.S. Constitution, which must then, as with the Congress, be ratified by 75% (38) of the states.
What percentage of the states must ratify a constitutional amendment for it to pass?
i think 17
How can an Amendment be prevented from passing?
An amendment can be prevented from passing if it does not get enough votes to be proposed (2/3 of both houses in Congress, through a constitutional convention called by 2/3 state legislatures). If an amendment is proposed it can still be prevented from passing by not getting enough votes ( 3/4 of legislatures in states must ratify, or 3/4 of the states must have individual constitutional conventions to ratify it.)
What means to approve and is what states must do to proposed Constitutional amendments and the Senate must do to treaties just to name a few?
Ratify
If congress proposes a law does three-fourths of the states must ratify it or it will not become a law?
It is not a new law that Congress can propose that takes the ratification of three-fourth's of the states. It is the proposal of a constitutional amendment. If two-thirds of both houses of Congress vote to propose a particular constitutional amendment, at least three-fourths of the legislatures of the fifty states must vote to ratify the proposed amendment before it can become law. The proposal can be made by national convention also. See Sources and related links for more information.
What is Ratification Process for constitution?
Ratification of amendments[edit] After being officially proposed, either by Congress or a national convention of the states, a constitutional amendment must then be ratified by the legislatures of, or by ratifying conventions, in at least three-fourths of the states.
How can a amendment in the constitution be proposed?
Amendments are changes in, or additions to, the Constitution of the United States. The Constitution provides two ways to amend the document: Proposed by a two-thirds vote of both Houses of Congress or by a convention called by Congress at the request of two-thirds of the states. An amendment, in order to become part of the Constitution, must be ratified by three-fourths of the states.
How many state legislatures need to ratify an amendment?
It takes at least 3/4 of the states to ratify an amendment. Since there are 50 states now, that means you would need at least 38 states for ratification.
Why is it difficult to amend the U.S. Constitution?
It is difficult because of all of the steps it takes and all of votes needed. Plus there are time restrictions.Amending the U.S. Constitution:1. Both houses of Congress must adopt a proposed amendment with a 2/3 vote. Or 2/3 of state legislatures must request Congress to call a constitutional convention.2. 3/4 of state legislatures must ratify the amendment as proposed by Congress. Or ratifying conventions in 3/4 of the states must ratify the amendment as proposed by Congress.3. Congress has limited the length of time the states have to ratify an amendment. It must be ratified by the proper number of states to become operative.4. There are some shielded clauses. .
Can an amendment be passed without congress?
The constitution can be amended two ways outside of Congress. One is to hold a constitutional convention that would need to initiated by 2/3 (34 states) of the several states, followed by the convention and anything from the constitutional convention must be ratified by the 3/4 (38 states) of the several states. Another way is to simply proposed an amendment and have it pass through a state legislature or a state convention, which will then need to be ratified by 3/4 (38 states) of the several states. read article 5 of the constitution
What percentage of state legislatures have to ratify an amendment?
i think 17
A sentence with ratify?
Before an amendment to the Constitution becomes law, a certain number of States must ratify it.
Sentence with ratify?
Before an amendment to the Constitution becomes law, a certain number of States must ratify it.
