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Congress directs a territory desiring State hood to frame a proposed State constitution in an?
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An Act Of Admission.
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Under the northwest ordinance who or what approves a territory's proposed constitution before the territory becomes a state?
Congress approves a territory's proposed constitution before it becomes a state.
Constitutional amendments are proposed by congress or by a state legislature?
Constitutional amendments are proposed by the Congress.
What are the steps congress has usually taken in admitting new states to the union?
they first, if and when congress passes enabling act a convention which prepares the constitution which is then put to a popular vote in the proposed state.
When was the constitution adopted by the continental congress?
This answer needs some explanation. The US Constitution was not "adopted" by the "continental congress." By that time there no longer was a "continental congress" in the same form as the one that had adopted the Declaration Of Independence. There was a "Congress" under the Articles of Confederation and it authorized the formation of a "Constitutional Convention" to revise the Articles of Confederation on February 21, 1787. On September 17, 1787, the Constitutional Convention adopted the final form of the US Constitution, presented it to Congress and recommended its ratification by the states. on September 28, 1787, Congress directed that the proposed Constitution be sent to the legislatures of each state so that they could form their own Constitutional Conventions for the purposes of ratifying the Constitution.
By what two methods can amendments to the US Constitution be proposed and ratified?
There are actually four methods.An Amendment may be proposed by two-thirds vote in each house of congress, and ratified by three-fourths of the state legislatures.An Amendment may be proposed by Congress and then ratified by conventions, called for that purpose in three-fourths of the state3.An Amendment may be proposed by a national convention, called by Congress at the request of two-thirds of state legislatures, and then ratified by three-fourths of the state legislatures.An amendment may be proposed by a national convention and ratified by conventions in three-fourths of the states.Answered directly from the "American Government" Textbook.
Under the northwest ordinance who or what approves a territory's proposed constitution before the territory becomes a state?
Congress approves a territory's proposed constitution before it becomes a state.
How are new states admited to the union?
By act of Congress.
An amendment to the constitution can be proposed by?
congress or a national convention two-thirds vote of congress
All the amendments includes in the Constitution today were proposed?
congress
What was the first book published in Arizona?
proposed constitution for the territory of arizona
Are most amendments to the constitution proposed by congress approved by the states?
yes
Most amendments to the Constitution proposed by Congress _____.?
never make it to the states
Amendments can be proposed by?
An amendment to the Constitution can be proposed in two ways; either through Congress or through a Constitutional Convention.
Most amendMent to the constitution proposed by congress?
It is the most recent amendment to the United States Constitution. It was submitted by Congress to the states for ratification on September 25, 1789.
In Australia how does a territory become a state?
The area desiring Statehood first petitions Congress for admission. 2. If and when Congress chooses, it passes an enabling act, which directs the framing of a proposed State constitution. 3. A convention prepares the constitution, which is then put to a popular vote in the proposed State. 4. If the voters approve the constitution, it is then submitted to Congress for its consideration. 5. If Congress still agrees to Statehood after reviewing the document, it passes an act of admission. 6. If the President signs the act, the new State enters the union.For a territory to become a state, they must petition Congress for statehood. Once this is done, they must adopt both a government and a constitution that is compliant with the US Constitution. They must then wait to see if they are voted in or not. If they are voted in by Congress, the president must sign a joint resolution to declare them a state.
This senator proposed that neither congress nor local governments had the authority to ban slavery from a territory?
John C. Calhoun
What type of proposed legislation needs a majority vote in congress and redefinition in state legislation?
An amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
