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The drafters of the Constitution knew that all the states would not ratify the Constitution and give up their rights to control the Federal government created under the Articles of Confederation. Therefore, they made it to where it only required the ratification of 9 of the original 13 states.
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The drafters of the Constitution knew that all the states would not ratify the Constitution and give up their rights to control the Federal government created under the Articles of Confederation. Therefore, they made it to where it only required the ratification of 9 of the original 13 states.
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How many constitutional amendments have been ratified?
27 have been ratified
Which event occurred last vermont joins the union constitutional convention the meeting of the first congress the bill of rights is ratified?
The constitutional convention occurred second.
Where was the Constitutional Convention held in 2010?
There was no constitutional convention in 2010 or at any other time since the US Constitution was ratified.
What led to the Constitution?
After the Colonies declared independence from England, the new country needed a document to describe the structure of the new government. The first of these governing documents was The Articles of Confederation, which was ratified in 1781. Because The Articles proved to be unsuccessful at governing the US as needed, the Constitutional Convention met in 1787 to discuss revising The Articles. Eventually, a completely new document, The Constitution, is written and ratified in 1788.
What Did of the constitution was needed before it was put in effect?
It needed to be ratified by 9 of 13 states.
How many constitutional amendments have been ratified?
27 have been ratified
What are the two steps that would be needed to formally change the electoral system?
A constitutional amendment would have to be proposed, either by the congress or a constitutional convention, and then the amendment would have to be ratified by three fourths of the states.
When was Americas first constitutional ratified?
1781
Who was the 9th state ratified constitutional?
New Hampshire
Which event occurred last vermont joins the union constitutional convention the meeting of the first congress the bill of rights is ratified?
The constitutional convention occurred second.
What constitutional amendment changed inauguration day to Jan 20th what year was it ratified?
The twentieth amendment was ratified in 1933.
How can a proposed constitutional amendment be ratified?
2/3 vote
Where was the Constitutional Convention held in 2010?
There was no constitutional convention in 2010 or at any other time since the US Constitution was ratified.
Delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 recommended the document be ratified by?
the state legislatures
When was the constitutional amendments ratified?
it was ratified in 1992, the last state to ratify would be Ohio, Ohio would wait 85 years to ratify it.
What constitutional amendment permitted the collection of income tax?
The Sixteenth Amendment, ratified in 1913.
Is ratify a verb?
Yes. It means "to approve or endorse."Treaties and constitutional amendments are ratified.
