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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groups that had successfully lobbied for the passage of the 18th Amendment (Prohibition, 1920) which the 21st Amendment repealed.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.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 12y agoOnce a national amendment has been proposed, three-fourths of the state must ratify it. The states have two ways of doing this: by a vote of either the state legislature or by a special state convention.
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∙ 15y agoAmendments to the Constitution of the United States may be proposed by a two/thirds vote of the Congress or by two/thirds of the States proposing a new Convention.
Once proposed by Congress or by Convention, amendments must be ratified by three/fourths of the State legislatures or Constitutional conventions.
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∙ 11y agoThe system for ratifying Amendments is detailed within the Constitution therefore, by extension, the original creators of the Constitution decide the system by which states ratify Amendments. You can find many examples of these "Founding Fathers" online.
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∙ 13y agoYes, states ratify proposed amendments either through their legislatures or ratifying conventions as Congress chooses.
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∙ 13y agoBy a vote of two thirds majority of the individual state's legislatures.
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∙ 12y agoThe states get to vote on amendments
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Ratification of amendments to the Constitution is a power of who?
2/3 of the states must ratify an amendment before it becomes law.
What is needed to ratify an amendment?
Amendments to the US Constitution are ratified by the states, and by the states alone. The federal government itself does not have a say at all. Amendments don't come along that often, and a lot of people don't realize this. What fewer people realize is that amendments can originate in the states as well; they do not have to be originally offered by the federal government. This method is in the Constitution but has not ever been implemented. If the states initiate an amendment, the federal government only tells the states what method will be used to ratify-- either by state legislatures, or by state conventions gathered for this purpose.
How many states had to vote in favor of the American constitutuion in order to ratify it?
9
Example of ratification?
An example of Ratification (Formal Approval) is the Articles of Confederation in 1781. They needed to have 13 states to ratify the new government that would take place in the us.
Which region-New England the middle Atlantic states or the South-had only one state ratify after January of 1778?
All three regions had several states ratify after January, 1788. the last of the thirteen colonies to ratify the Constitution was Rhode Island, in 1790.
Who decides how states will ratify the amendment?
who decides how states will ratify the amendments?congresspresidentjusticesstatesthe best answer is congress
Can the Judicial Branch ratify amendments?
The Judicial Branch cannot ratify amendments. That is the duty of the individual states.
Who decided how states ratify amendments?
The system for ratifying Amendments is detailed within the Constitution therefore, by extension, the original creators of the Constitution decide the system by which states ratify Amendments. You can find many examples of these "Founding Fathers" online.
Which states did not have to separately ratify the 14th and 15th amendments in order to join the union?
Alaska did not have to separately ratify the 14th and 15th amendments in order to join the union.
Which states did not have to ratify the 14th and 15th amendments in order to join the union?
Alaska
What percentage of states were required to ratify any amendments in article 13 of the articles of confederation?
No
How are new amendments ratified?
New amendments are ratified by the people as they are represented by their states. Three fourths of the states must ratify an amendment in order for it to take effect. No group or individual has any veto power over the ratification of an amendment by the states. Amendments can be initiated by the government, as have all the amendments ratified so far. Less known is the fact that the states themselves, according to the Constitution, can initiate amendments independent of government. In this case, the government's only involvement is to instruct the states whether they can ratify amendments through state legislatures, or by state conventions. There is no appeal when the states ratify an amendment. The only authority that can enact an amendment or repeal one is The People.
In what ways do the states aid the national government-?
The states ratify ammendaments. But only amendments that pertain or affect the state.
What role did the Bill of rights play in covincing states to ratify the constitution?
it played the ten amendments
How many states must approve an amendments before it takes effects?
13 colonies/states have to sign/ratify the Constitution.
What are the amendments and how can they be added?
Amendments are considered apart of the theconstitution with the same enforcement value. I believe the constitution says amendments have the same "intents and purposes" as the rest of the constitution.Amendments can be passed in two ways: 1) Congress can propose an amendment to the states by a 2/3 majority vote in each house. Then if 3/4 of the states ratify it..it becomes an amendment.2) 2/3 of the states call a convention to propose amendments. If 3/4 of all the states ratify those proposals; they become amendments.
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.
