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What state initially refuse to call a convention to consider ratifying the Constitution?
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What state initially refused to call a convention to consider ratifying the constitution?
Virginia
What state initally refused to call a convention to consider ratifying the constitution?
North Carolina
What important role did Richard Dobbs Spaight have in the Constitution?
He was a delegate to the constitutional convention and signed the constitution. He did not play a major role in the convention however. His greatest constribution came afterwards. When North Carolina held a convention to consider ratifying the constitution they rejected it. It was largely through Spaight's influence that a second convention was held which finally ratified. Michael Montagne
Why was the constitution finally ratified?
Rhode Island was the last state to ratify the constitution. After it had been drafted the state legislature initially refused to call for a ratifying convention, prompting the town of Providence to consider seceding. When the state threatened with an economic boycott by Congress - finally did call a convention in 1790, ratification was narrowly approved. Most Americans supported the Constitution once it was ratified.
What is constitutional convention?
A constitutional convention is a meeting held in 1787 to consider changes to the Articles Of Confederation; resulted in the drafting of the Constitution.
What is a gathering of citizens usually elected by popular vote who meet to consider changing or replacing a constitution?
Constitutional Convention
What is the beliefs of the anti federalist?
Anti-federalists opposed the ratification of the Constitution in 1787 - 89. They rejected the idea of a strong, central government. They feared that states, and mostly individuals, would lose their rights, and thus demanded that a Bill of Rights be created before they would even consider ratifying the Constitution.
What process did states use to decide whether to ratify the Constitution?
They held conventions where representatives voted for or against ratification
What is the Constitutional Convention of 1787 called?
The Constitutional Convention of 1787 was called in order to consider amendments to the Articles of Confederation, not to write another Constitution entirely. During deliberations over amendments to the Articles, it was realized that the Articles could not be patched up to make them workable. The framers began to think in terms of a completely different approach to a national government and created the Constitution. One irony is that some of the states never would have sent delegations to the Convention if they knew the Framers were going to create a whole new system instead of fixing the old one.State house, Philadelphia, PA. There is a copy of it at Knox Berry Farm in LA.
What did the delegates at the constitutional convention consider a weakness of the articles of confederation?
Congress couldn’t pass laws because state representatives did not always attend congressional sessions, so the constitution made it a crime for legislators to skip sessions of congress.
In addition to formal methods of proposing and ratifying amendments changes to the Constitution can also be made how?
According to Article V of the US Constitution.. To propose an Amendment to the Constitution one of the following must occur: 1) 2/3 of the Houses or 2/3 of the senate also 2) delegates at a national convention is called by congress at the request of around 2/3 of the state legislative However this has never been done. After the Amendment is Proposed by Congress, it must be ratified by 3/4 of the State Legislatures or the citizens elect delegates to conventions called in each state specifically to consider the amendment which requires 3/4 of the state to approve the amendment. The two ways that an amendment can be proposed is; *The Congress propose an amendment by 2/3 vote in both houses. And second *The state 2/3 of the states 34 out of 50 can ask Congress to call national convention to propose an amendment.
Is preamble consider an Essential parts of Constitution?
yes
