amendments
No, originally the nation functioned under the Continental Congress and the Articles of Confederation. But after 11 years under the Articles, the U.S. Constitution was written, agreed to, and ratified by nine states (all eventually ratified but only nine were needed to have it take effect). On September 13, 1788, the Continental Congress proclaimed that the Constitution had been properly ratified and it ordered the new government to convene on March 4, 1789
The Bill of Rights which is part of the US Constitution came into being in 1791 when the US Constitution was ratified by the new American nation. Originally the Bill of Rights contained 10 amendments.
What agreement was reached that allowed the Constitution to be ratified?
The Federalists compromised and agreed to add the Bill of Rights (first ten amendments), which was ratified in 1791.
This requirement was part of the original US Constitution which the states ratified ( agreed to accept) when the United States was created.
The Federalists compromised and agreed to add the Bill of Rights (first ten amendments), which was ratified in 1791.
they compromised with the bill of rights that was not originally in the constitution
Example: The bosses have ratified / approved the merger. (Agreed and or confirmed officially).
In order to help the new US Constitution, the Federalist, James Madison, agreed to install the Bill of Rights in this governing document in order to have it ratified. Madison set to work on a Bill of Rights that were needed to be included in the proposed constitution. He recommended twelve of them, however, only ten were passed.
Queen Victoria agreed to the Australian constitution.
When a constitutional amendment has been ratified it means that the amendment had been passed or agreed upon by 3/4 of congress and is now being made a legal amendmen to our Constitution
The United States is a fairly young country as compared to most larger countries in the world. It has a more modern formed Government. The Constitution was written by scholars, whom arguable wrote the best document in history. If it needs to be charged it can be ratified in by the Legislative branch and agreed upon by the Executive branch. It can also be ratified by the states.