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What Is the only constitutional amendment that was ratified by approval of conventions in three fourths of the states?
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What does the Amendments to the Constitution Must be ratified by?
All Constitutional amendments to date have been ratified after approval by two-thirds of the House and Senate, as well as affirmation by three-fourths of the states. Another, unused, method involves two-thirds of state legislatures calling a Constitutional Convention, with three-fourths of the states approving the amendment.
How many how many amendments were ratified by the state legislatures and how many were ratified by conventions held in States?
Only the 21st Amendment (repealing the 18th) was ratified by conventions in the states.
What constitutional amendment changed inauguration day to Jan 20th what year was it ratified?
The twentieth amendment was ratified in 1933.
This amendment is the only one in the history of the US that was ratified by state conventions rather than state legislatures?
The Twenty-first Amendment, repealing the Eighteenth Amendment, is the only constitutional amendment to be ratified by state conventions (Vile, 1996, p. 318).References:Vile, John R. (1996). Encyclopedia of Constitutional Amendments, Proposed Amendments, and Amending Issues, 1789-1995. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, Inc.
How many of the amendments were ratified by the state legislatures and how many were ratified by conventions held in the states?
Only the 21st Amendment (repealing the 18th) was ratified by conventions in the states.
What is a unique quality of the Twenty first Amendment?
It was ratified by state conventions rather than by state legislatures.A+:)
Besides the legislatures of states who else may ratify constitutional amendments?
A proposed amendment must be ratified by 3/4 of the individual states.Only the 21st Amendment was ratified by special state conventions called for the purpose, the second method allowed by Article V of the US Constitution.
How can a proposed constitutional amendment be ratified?
2/3 vote
What constitutional amendment permitted the collection of income tax?
The Sixteenth Amendment, ratified in 1913.
After congress agrees on a proposed amendment it then must be?
ratified by state legislatures or state conventions.
Which amendment is the only one in history of the US that was ratified by state conventions rather than state legislatures?
amendment 21
What is a constitution amendment?
A constitutional amendment is any change in the US Constitution. Like the constitution, an amendment must be proposed and then adopted by Congress or by state conventions. It must then be ratified by 2/3 of the current states before it becomes part of the Constitution. Amendments can only be superceded by another later amendment, or repealed by one.
