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what state was not represented when the constitution was signed ?
Rhode Island did not want a strong central government at the time, so they refused to send delegates to the Constitutional Convention.
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Why did the state conventions have to approve the Constitution?
Because the terms of the Draft Constitution required it.
What did the Federalists propose that the Constitution should be ratified by rather than by the state legislatures?
Conventions, Not State LegislaturesThe Federalists proposed that the Constitution should be ratified by popularly elected conventions rather than by the state legislatures.
The Federalists proposed that the Constitution should be ratified by popularly elected conventions rather than the state legislatures.?
conventions
The framers of the Constitution of 1787 established it would be ratified by?
its acceptance by at least nine states in special conventions.
The constitution was ratified by?
As directed by Congress, states held ratification conventions, to either ratify or reject the proposed US Constitution. It was required that 9 states ratify in order for the Constitution to become official.
How many states had to ratify the constitution at special state conventions before the constitution was set to become law?
9. A+LS
Six of the twenty-seven amendments to the Constitution have been proposed by state conventions?
false
How many states were required to pass the constitution?
Nine States were required. They were ratified by state conventions and not the state legislatures.
What process did states use to decide whether to ratify the Constitution?
They held conventions where representatives voted for or against ratification
Why did the Framers of the Constitution want ratification votes cast by special state conventions rather than by state legislatures?
Because the framers of the Constitutions felt that state conventions attended by local people should be able to take part in the decision making process. The United State Constitution was ratified in 1788.
Why did the framers of the constitution want ratification votes cast by special state conventions rather than by legislatures?
Because the framers of the Constitutions felt that state conventions attended by local people should be able to take part in the decision making process. The United State Constitution was ratified in 1788.
What process did the philadelphia convention devise for ratifying the constitution and why?
The plan was to go directly to the voters to get them to approve of the Constitution. The Constitution would be presented to special ratifying conventions in each state, rather than to the existing state legislatures. Delegates to the conventions would be elected by popular vote for the soul purpose of debating and approving the Constitution. (Source- We the People by Susan M. Leeson.)
