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What fraction of state legislatures must approve an amendment to the US Constitution?
Three-fourths of state legislatures must approve an amendment proposed by Congress to the United States Constitution. An alternate method of ratification is for three-fourths of states must vote in favor of the amendment during a ratifying convention. This alternate method has only been used one time, for the ratification of the Twenty-First Amendment which repealed Prohibition.
What During which decade did the federal government begin to enforce the Fourteenth Amendment?
1950s
Under which category does jury trial in civil cases Constitutional Amendment fall?
Protection from the Federal Government
What led to the repeal of the 18th amendment?
The Seneca Falls Women's rights convention had a big impact because of the Declaration of sentiments established during that meeting.
Where did the first amendment happen?
The First Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified on December 15, 1791, as part of the Bill of Rights. It was created in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, during the Constitutional Convention and the subsequent debates surrounding the ratification of the Constitution. The amendment protects several fundamental rights, including freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition.
What was George Washington's age during the Constitutional Convention?
Benjamin Franklin was 81 during the convention.
Has any amendment ever been ratified by convention in the states?
No, as of now, no constitutional amendment has been ratified by a convention called for by the states. All amendments to the U.S. Constitution have been ratified either by state legislatures or by state conventions specifically called for that purpose. The process of state conventions for ratification remains untested, and the only instances of such conventions have occurred during the initial drafting of the Constitution itself.
Which goal set a women's convention in Seneca falls in 1848 was finally achieved during the progressive era?
In 1920 (during the Progressive Era), the Nineteenth Amendment was ratified, which ultimately granted women their suffrage, the right to vote, of which was at first, a topic that women rights' advocates brought up at Seneca Falls, New York at the Women's Rights Convention.
Which goals set at a women's convention in seneca falls in 1848 was finally achieved during the progressive era?
In 1920 (during the Progressive Era), the nineteenth amendment was ratified, which ultimately granted women their suffrage, the right to vote, of which was at first, a topic that women rights' advocates brought up at Seneca Falls, New York at the Women's Rights Convention.
When was the fourth amendment made?
In the US constitution the first ten amendments were passed all at once as the Bill of Rights. All 27 Amendments have been ratified after two-thirds of the House and Senate approve of the proposal and send it to the states for a vote. Then, three-fourths of the states must affirm the proposed Amendment.
Which one of the Bill of Rights prohibits the federal government from stationing troops in your house during peacetime?
The Third Amendment prohibits the quartering of soldiers whether it be peacetime or wartime.
Why was the fifteenth amendment important during the civil war?
The 15th Amendment was not important during the US Civil War. The amendment was passed in 1870.
