0
To ratify a document, it is to accept it. By: a 5th grader
Wiki User
∙ 11y ago
Wiki User
∙ 11y agoRatifying is when you accept a law or document. Nine of the original states had to ratify the Constitution for it to be made law.
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What does to ratify a document mean?
To ratify a document, it is to accept it. By: a 5th grader
Term that means to officially approve a document or idea?
The term is ratify.
This means to approve of a legal document in particular a treaty?
Ratify
Rule requiring that nine states ratify the constitution to make it a working document?
The rule requiring that nine states ratify the constitution to make it a working document is the Fourth Amendment to the US constitution. It was tabled before Congress in 1789.
How many states were needed to ratify the Articles of Confederation?
The document needed to be ratified by a unanimous vote of all thirteen colonies. The first state to ratify was Virginia on December 16, 1777. It did not become a binding document to legally establish the union of the states until March 1, 1781, when Maryland finally ratified the document.
What the term ratify mean?
accept
What is the number to ratify?
3/4 of the states' approval is needed to ratify an amendment, if that's what you mean.
Does ratify mean to approve?
Yes, it does. The implication in the word ratify is that the approval is formal rather than casual. A state legislature would ratify something. It is not usually used to mean that an individual approves something.
What does it mean to ratify something?
Ratify means to write one's name in token of assent, responsibility, or obligation.
How many states are needed to ratify the document in order for it to become functional?
there are at least 35 out 50 states needed.
Does ratify and effect mean the same thing?
no they do not because ratify means define an effect means what happens after the inncedent.
13th state to ratify the constitution?
Rhode Island was the 13th state to ratify the United States Constitution on May 29, 1790. Initially, Rhode Island was reluctant to join the Union and held out for three years before finally agreeing to ratify the document.
