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Amendments to the US Constitution are ratified by the states, and by the states alone. The federal government itself does not have a say at all. Amendments don't come along that often, and a lot of people don't realize this. What fewer people realize is that amendments can originate in the states as well; they do not have to be originally offered by the federal government. This method is in the Constitution but has not ever been implemented. If the states initiate an amendment, the federal government only tells the states what method will be used to ratify-- either by state legislatures, or by state conventions gathered for this purpose.
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What term means an amendment has been approved by a state?
Ratify
What is the percentage of votes to ratify an amendment?
It is not votes, but 3/4 of the 50 states which is 38.
Johnson's plan for Reconstruction required Southern legislatures to do what?
abolish slavery and ratify the Thirteenth Amendment.
Johnson's plan for Reconstruction required Southern legislatures to?
abolish slavery and ratify the Thirteenth Amendment.
What was the last state to abolish slavery in the United States?
Texas was the last of the Southern states to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation on June 19, 1865. However, Georgia's ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment on December 6, 1865 officially ended slavery throughout all the states, because only 3/4 of the states needed to ratify the amendment to make it legal. Other states continued to ratify the amendment as well, Mississippi being the last in 1995. Here's a list of states in order of their ratification: http://www.usconstitution.net/constamrat.html#Am13
What is the number to ratify?
3/4 of the states' approval is needed to ratify an amendment, if that's what you mean.
How many states are needed to ratify a constitutional amendment?
AnswerAccording to Article V of the US Constitution, 3/4 of the states are needed to ratify a Constitutional amendment. As there are currently 50 states, 38 states are needed to do this.
How many members are needed to ratify an amendment?
two third of congress
Which branch of congress has the power to ratify an amendment to the constitution?
No branch of Congress ratifies an amendment. 2/3s of both houses (House and Senate) propose an amendment and send the proposed amendment out to the states for ratification. 3/4s of the states are needed to "ratify" an amendment. This is found in Article 5 of the Constitution.
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.
What is the time liment for states to ratify an amendment?
what is the time limit for states to ratify an amendment
How many states are needed to make up 3 4ths majority that can ratify an amendment?
It currently requires 3/4ths or 38, not 34, states to ratify an amendment to the United States Constitution.
What is the number of states needed to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment?
{Led by Phyllis Schlafly, enough concerns about the amendment were presented that the Equal Rights Amendment was unable to garner sufficient states for ratification, falling three short of the necessary 38.}
What fraction is ratify a Constutional Amendment?
you need 3/4 of a fraction to be used to ratify a Constitutional Amendment
The only Southern state to ratify the Fourteenth Amendment was?
Tennessee was the only Southern state to ratify the 14th amendment.
The first state to ratify the 13th Amendment to Constitution abolishing slavery?
Illinois was the first state to ratify the 13th Amendment because they wanted Abraham Lincoln's home state to be the first to ratify they amendment.
Which was the only southern state to ratify the fourteenth amendment?
Tennessee was the only Southern state to ratify the 14th amendment.
