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In order to win ratification of the US constitution supporters agreed to?
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Alexander Hamilton promised a Bill of Rights would be added to the Constitution, which would be ten amendments promising basic rights to the people. James Madison went through hundreds of proposals and chose ten that related to the things England deprived Americans from that eventually led to the war, and added them to the constitution as the "Bill of Rights"
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The Constitution called for these types of meetings in order to approve the Constitution?
Ratification conventions Article: VII Section: 1 Clause: 1
A list of guarantees that federalists promised to add to the constitution in order to win ratification?
Bill of Rights
What compromise did the federalists make in order to ensure ratification in Virginia and New York?
The Bill of Rights was included in the United States Constitution to ensure ratification in Virginia and New York. The Bill of Rights includes the first 10 amendments to the Constitution and guarantees certain rights to citizens.
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.
Two formal methods that have been used to change the meaning of the constitution?
There are actually a total of four ways to change the constitution.Proposal by convention of states, ratification by state conventions (never used)Proposal by convention of states, ratification by state legislatures (never used)Proposal by Congress, ratification by state conventions (used once)Proposal by Congress, ratification by state legislatures (used all other times)
The Constitution called for these types of meetings in order to approve the Constitution?
Ratification conventions Article: VII Section: 1 Clause: 1
A list of guarantees that federalists promised to add to the constitution in order to win ratification?
Bill of Rights
Why did congressional republican pass amendments to the constitution?
Originally Congress passed the first amendments to the Constitution (i.e. the Bill of Rights) because of promises made during the ratification of the Constitution by the states. Several state ratification conventions only voted to approve the constitution on the condition that the new Congress would take up a Bill of Rights as its first action in order to ensure that American rights were protected.
What two states were not part of the nine to legally ratify the constitution but were sought for ratification in order to ensure a strong backing of the constitution?
The two states sought to ensure strong backing for ratification of The Constitution of the United States were Delaware and Pennsylvania. These were the first two states to sign.
What compromise did the federalists make in order to ensure ratification in Virginia and New York?
The Bill of Rights was included in the United States Constitution to ensure ratification in Virginia and New York. The Bill of Rights includes the first 10 amendments to the Constitution and guarantees certain rights to citizens.
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.
What did the Federalist agreed to in order to gain support for the new constitution?
adding amendments to protect basic rights
What did the federalists agree in order to gain support for the new constitution?
The Federalists agreed to add amendments to protecting basic rights in support of a new constitution.
What did federalists agree to in order to gain support for the new constitution?
The Federalists agreed to add amendments to protecting basic rights in support of a new constitution.
What is Article VII of the US Constitution about?
Article VII of the US Constitution outlines final ratification guidelines. It says that only nine states must ratify in order to take effect on all states.
Two formal methods that have been used to change the meaning of the constitution?
There are actually a total of four ways to change the constitution.Proposal by convention of states, ratification by state conventions (never used)Proposal by convention of states, ratification by state legislatures (never used)Proposal by Congress, ratification by state conventions (used once)Proposal by Congress, ratification by state legislatures (used all other times)
What was added to the Constitution to help gain the support of anti-federalist?
When the Constitution was proposed, there were no provisions in it for protecting the rights of the citizens. When supporters of the Constitution agreed to the addition of the Bill of Rights to the document, most opposition ended.
