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How many years do the states have to ratify and amendment?
40
Did Nevada refuse to ratify the equal rights amendment?
Yes, Nevada was one of the states that refused to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment.
What states refused to ratify the 14 amendment?
All of the Southern states, but Tennessee.
Who decides how states will ratify the amendment?
who decides how states will ratify the amendments?congresspresidentjusticesstatesthe best answer is congress
Why it so difficult to make an amendment to the Constitution?
Because 2/3 of the 50 states must ratify the amendment for it to become law.
How many states are needed to ratify a constitutional amendment?
AnswerAccording to Article V of the US Constitution, 3/4 of the states are needed to ratify a Constitutional amendment. As there are currently 50 states, 38 states are needed to do this.
How are constitution and ratify alike?
Ratify is what is necessary to change or make a new amendment to the constitution. If 2/3rds of the states vote to accept the amendment, the amendment passes and is changed or added to the constitutional amendments.
President vetoing or ratifying a constitutional amendment?
Only the States can ratify a constitutional amendment. The President can veto legislation putting the amendment up for ratification, but can be overridden by the normal process in the Senate.
What is the time liment for states to ratify an amendment?
what is the time limit for states to ratify an amendment
What is the percentage of votes to ratify an amendment?
It is not votes, but 3/4 of the 50 states which is 38.
How many state legislatures need to ratify an amendment?
It takes at least 3/4 of the states to ratify an amendment. Since there are 50 states now, that means you would need at least 38 states for ratification.
Who has the final authority to ratify a Constitutional amendment?
Constitutional amendments in the United States are ratified by a three-fourths majority of state legislatures or by a ratifying convention held in three-fourths of the states. The final authority rests with the states, not the federal government.
What is the number of states needed to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment?
{Led by Phyllis Schlafly, enough concerns about the amendment were presented that the Equal Rights Amendment was unable to garner sufficient states for ratification, falling three short of the necessary 38.}
The majority of states that did not ratify the equal rights amendment were located where?
The majority of states that did not ratify the Equal Rights Amendment were located in the Midwest.
What are two ways to ratify an amendment to the constitution?
An amendment is an addition, deletion of modification of the contents of the U.S. Constitution. It can be ratified through a majority vote of two-thirds in both legislature houses, and by a constitutional convention.
How can an Amendment be prevented from passing?
An amendment can be prevented from passing if it does not get enough votes to be proposed (2/3 of both houses in Congress, through a constitutional convention called by 2/3 state legislatures). If an amendment is proposed it can still be prevented from passing by not getting enough votes ( 3/4 of legislatures in states must ratify, or 3/4 of the states must have individual constitutional conventions to ratify it.)
What percentage of state legislatures have to ratify an amendment?
i think 17
