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Last 2 states to ratify?
The Constitution was ratified by all 13 colonies. The last two states to ratify it were North Carolina and Rhode Island.
Did the new US Constitution have to be ratified by all 13 existing states?
No. According to Article 7, the Constitution was considered ratified when 9 states (2/3 of the 13) had approved it. The last 2 states, North Carolina and Rhode Island, ratified the Constitution in late 1789 and in 1790, after the proposition of the Bill of Rights in September, 1789.
What fraction of the states had to approve the Constitution before it became the law of the land?
2/3 of the states had to approve it before the Constitution became the law of the land. But even then it was only the law of the land for the states that had ratified it..
How do you you make amendments?
First, it has to appear in either the Senate or House of Representatives, and be ratified by both. Then it has to be ratified by at least 2/3's of the states to be officially added as an amendment to the Constitution.
Why it is easy to amend the constitution?
The amendments to the constitution have to be ratified by states. Another method, used just once, was that 2/3 of both houses of Congress have to ratify the amendment.
On what 2 states did the success or failure of ratification depend?
Virginia and New York were the two states that the success or failure of ratification of the US Constitution depended on. The US Constitution was ratified on June 21, 1788.
By what two methods can amendments to the Constitution be proposed. Ratified?
Proposed: by Congress (any house) or by a National Convention assembled at the request of 2/3s of the states legislatures. Ratified: 2/3s of the state legislatures or by 2/3s of those National Conventions assembled at the request of the states.
To change the constitution the congress must?
Article V lays out the Amendment process of the U.S. Constitution. It can either be voted for by 2/3 of each house of Congress and ratified by 3/4 of the states, or it can be amended by a convention specified for this process by 2/3 of the states.
What were the names of the origanal thirteen states?
The Names of the Original Thirteen Colonies if they were put into order would be,: Virginia, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Connecticut, Maryland, Rhode Island, Delaware, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, New Jersey, South Carolina and Georgia. Jon McMullen FireFighter
When did the Constitution go into affect?
The United States Constitution states that when ratified by conventions in nine states (or 2/3 at the time), it should go into effect among the States so acting. The requirement of ratification by nine states, set by Article Seven of the Constitution, was met when New Hampshire voted to ratify, on June 21, 1788.
How many states must ratify an amendement for it to become part of the constitution?
2/3 of both houses The above is incorrect. For an amendment to become part of the Constitution it must be ratified by 3/4th's of the States. With 50 states, this means 38 states must ratify and accept the amendment--this can take years and some amendments have never been ratified. It does take 2/3rd's of both houses of Congress to pass an amendment before it goes to the states to be ratified.
What were the first 7 states and their capitals?
The first 13 states were judged to have become US states when they ratified the US Constitution between 1787 and 1790. However, all 13 of the colonies that ratified the Constitution were already signatories to the Articles of Confederation, and therefore already states at the time, and became subject to the Constitution once 9 states had ratified it. The first 7 states to ratify were: 1. Delaware - December 7, 1787 2. Pennsylvania - December 12, 1787 3. New Jersey - December 18, 1787 4. Georgia - January 2, 1788 5. Connecticut - January 9, 1788 6. Massachusetts - February 6, 1788 7. Maryland - April 28, 1788
