The colonists required the ratification process because they wanted the Bill of Rights to be included in the US Constitution. With the addition of the Bill of Rights more colonists could set aside their fears of having their rights and freedoms taken away from them by the government.
Ratification
The ratification of the constitution was signed on May 29, 1790. The ratification process had began three years earlier in Rhode Island.
The Senate is the branch of the U.S. government that approves treaties for ratification. According to the Constitution, a two-thirds majority vote in the Senate is required for a treaty to be ratified. This process ensures that treaties have significant bipartisan support before becoming binding agreements.
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.