The ratification process involves the approval of a proposed amendment or treaty by a designated authority, typically a legislative body or other governing entity. In the United States, for instance, an amendment to the Constitution must be proposed by a two-thirds majority in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, or by a constitutional convention called by two-thirds of state legislatures. Following this, the amendment must be ratified by three-fourths (38 out of 50) of state legislatures or by conventions in three-fourths of the states. For treaties, the President negotiates, but they require a two-thirds Senate vote for ratification.
Ratification
The ratification of the constitution was signed on May 29, 1790. The ratification process had began three years earlier in Rhode Island.
Ratification
1787-1789
Proposal and ratification.
Ratification is a formal process to approve something, like a course of action, new law, etc.
Ratification or ratifying
The constitution
Because it was needed to make laws
Because it was needed to make laws
In 1789 during the ratification process, the Constitution did not include a Bill of Rights.
The convention made it so that each state would hold a convention to ratify the Constitution. This meant a series of compromises and ratifications which were heavily influenced by Benjamin Franklin.