To become a law, a proposed bill must be approved by a majority in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Once passed, it is sent to the President for approval or veto. If a bill is about amending the Constitution, however, it requires ratification by three-fourths (38 out of 50) of the states.
The Bill of Rights (ie the first ten ammendments to The Constitution)
A Bill Of Rights.
Connecticut and Georgia refused to ratify any of the amendments that constitute The Bill of Rights, believing them to be unnecessary.
The Constitution lacked a Bill of Rights. It was added later.
Many Anti-Federalists refused to ratify the Constitution without a Bill of Rights to protect the people from the government.
in order for the states to ratify the u.s constitution, it needed a bill of rights.
The Bill of Rights was needed because some states (mainly New York and Virginia) wouldn't ratify the new Constitution in 1787. THey wanted some guarantees of personal liberties. They would ratify the Constitution if a bill of rights was added.
The President's signature is needed for a bill to become law in the United States.
Nine states needed to ratify it and there were several who wouldn’t until the Bill of Rights were added. This took time.
3/4 of a state had to ratify.
3/4 of a state had to ratify.
The writing of the Bill of Rights.
Bill of rights
Most wanted the addition of a Bill of Rights. Others thought that it gave too much power to the central federal government, at the expense of the states.
it played the ten amendments
add the bill of rights
the people wanted a bill protecting their rights and liberty