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Are there any proposed amendments by the Congress that the state refused to ratify?
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∙ 12y ago
Yes, this does happen. One good example is the Equal Rights Amendment. It was passed by congress in 1972 and then sent to the states to be ratified. At first, it seemed the amendment would succeed, but after 35 states had ratified it (it needed 38 to become law), the ERA stalled. There was normally a seven year time-limit for an amendment to be ratified, and although the deadline had been extended, by 1982, time ran out and the Equal Right Amendment failed.
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Who decides how states will ratify the amendment?
who decides how states will ratify the amendments?congresspresidentjusticesstatesthe best answer is congress
How is a formal amendment proposed and ratified?
proposed in congress needs 2/3 of states to ratify
Explain the main reason that congress refused to ratify the treaty of Versailles?
isolationism.
Do states ratify amendments?
The method of ratification is decided by the body that passes the amendment, which historically has been the US Congress (by 2/3 vote of both houses).In all but one case, the approved amendments were ratified by state legislatures.However, the language of the 21st Amendment (1933) specified its passage by state conventions rather than state legislatures. This was particularly chosen to avoid opposition by the same groups that had successfully lobbied for the passage of the 18th Amendment (Prohibition, 1920) which the 21st Amendment repealed.* Should a national constitutional convention (Article V Convention) successfully be called, it too would be empowered to specify the means by which any of its proposed amendments would be ratified.
Was the bill of rights proposed in an atempt to defeat the constitution?
No. When the Constitution was written it contained almost nothing that guaranteed any rights to the citizenry. Several colonies refused to ratify the Constitution until it did, so the first ten amendments were added.
Who can ratify amendments?
you need 2/3 majority vote from congress, and at least 38 states need to agree.
Which two states refused to ratify the constitution until a bill of right was added?
In 1788, North Carolina and Rhode Island were the two states that would not ratify the Constitution because it did not contain a Bill of Rights. In June of 1789, James Madison offered a list of amendments for Congress to debate.
Who can propose Constituitional amendments?
The US Congress ( i.e. the legislative branch of the federal government)can propose amendments to the US Constitution . A 2/3 vote in both houses is required . (The president does not have sign proposed amendments and he can not veto them.)There is a second method of proposing amendments, and that is for a Convention to be called for the proposing of amendments. Either Congress by a 2/3 vote or 2/3 of the state legislatures can call for such a convention to be held. This method has never been tried.In either case, a proposed amendment does not become law until 3/4 of the states ratify it.The amendment process is given in Article V of the Constitution.Read more: Who_has_the_power_to_propose_amendments_to_the_US_constitution
What means to approve and is what states must do to proposed Constitutional amendments and the Senate must do to treaties just to name a few?
Ratify
Why did the Massachusetts ratify conventions propose that the bill of rights be added to the constitution?
They proposed a series of amendments to guarantee citizens' rights.
Blank of congress must propose blank of states must ratify How many amendments have been added to the constitution blank?
Two-thirds of Congress must propose an amendment, and three-fourths of states must ratify it. There have been 27 amendments added to the Constitution as of now.
Who has the power to implement provisions of the constitution?
The power to amend the Constitution lies in the people, ultimately. Congress proposes amendments and they are then submitted to state legislature. Three-fourths of the states must ratify it. Citizens vote for state legislature based on their views.
