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What fraction of all state legislatures had to ratify the bill of rights before it became a law?
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In order for the Bill of Rights to become law, it required ratification from three-fourths of all state legislatures. The Bill of Rights was officially ratified on December 15, 1791.
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∙ 12y agothree fourths (75%)
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What fraction of states must approve a proposed amendment?
you need 2/3 of a fraction for a Constitutional Amendment
Article tells how many states had to ratify the Constitution before it could take effect?
3/4 of state legislatures :D
Why were special conventions and not state legislatures called upon to ratify the Constitution?
Because the Framers of the Constitution feared the legislatures would never approve a document that reduced their powers.
On December 7 1787 Delaware became the first state to ratify what?
ratify the Constitution of the United States
WhaT fraction must propose an amendment and what fraction must ratify an amendment?
ms. shubert is a bag of dust
What fraction of states must approve a proposed amendment?
you need 2/3 of a fraction for a Constitutional Amendment
Article tells how many states had to ratify the Constitution before it could take effect?
3/4 of state legislatures :D
What percentage of the state legislatures must ratify a proposed amendment before it is added to the constitution?
75%
What fraction is ratify a Constutional Amendment?
you need 3/4 of a fraction to be used to ratify a Constitutional Amendment
Who decides how states will ratify the amendment?
who decides how states will ratify the amendments?congresspresidentjusticesstatesthe best answer is congress
How did the nineteenth amendment finally get passed?
36 of the 48 state legislatures had to ratify the amendment.
Johnson's plan for Reconstruction required Southern legislatures to do what?
abolish slavery and ratify the Thirteenth Amendment.
Johnson's plan for Reconstruction required Southern legislatures to?
abolish slavery and ratify the Thirteenth Amendment.
What proportion of the states’ legislatures must ratify an amendment to make it part of the Constitution?
Three/ fourths
Who did a federalist proposal say should ratify the Constitution rather than the state legislatures?
electors
Fraction of congress required to change the constitution?
To ratify a new amendment, the proposed amendment has to be approved by 2/3 of both houses of congress before it is approved by 3/4 of the state legislatures or by 3/4 of the states in special conventions convened specifically to debate and decide on the proposal
Why were special conventions and not state legislatures called upon to ratify the Constitution?
Because the Framers of the Constitution feared the legislatures would never approve a document that reduced their powers.
