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There are three parts to most state constitution?
A+ All states must follow a national amendment process to make changes to state constitutions.
Southern states began to secede following the election of 1860 because?
Lincoln vowed to outlaw slavery
No amendment could change equal representation in senate without?
No amendment can alter equal representation in the Senate without the consent of the state. This is expressed in Article I, Section 9 of the United States Constitution.
What fraction of winning votes are necessary to both propose and ratify an amendment to the US constitution?
A proposal to amend the US Constitution requires a two thirds majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. After the proposed amendment is approved by the legislature, it goes to the states . It needs the approval of three fourths of the states, or 38 out of 50, to make the new amendment the law of the land.
How much of the state must ratify the amendment?
An amendment does not become part of the Constitution unless it is ratified by three-quarters of the states. That would be 38 states. Article V of the U.S. Constitution: "The Congress, whenever two thirds of both houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose amendments to this Constitution, or, on the application of the legislatures of two thirds of the several states, shall call a convention for proposing amendments, which, in either case, shall be valid to all intents and purposes, as part of this Constitution, when ratified by the legislatures of three fourths of the several states, or by conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other mode of ratification may be proposed by the Congress...".
What three ways the Southerner states tried to circumvent the Th amendment?
Southern states employed various tactics to circumvent the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery. They implemented Black Codes to restrict the rights of newly freed African Americans, enforcing labor contracts that essentially bound them to low-wage work. Additionally, they used convict leasing systems to exploit incarcerated individuals, often targeting Black citizens for minor offenses. Lastly, discriminatory practices like literacy tests and poll taxes were introduced to suppress Black voting rights, maintaining white supremacy in the political landscape.
When was Three Months in the Southern States created?
Three Months in the Southern States was created in 1864.
How many pages does Three Months in the Southern States have?
Three Months in the Southern States has 329 pages.
What ratio of states does it take to pass an amendment?
It takes a three-fourths ratio from the states to pass an amendment. Before an amendment goes to the states, it has to pass both house of legislature.
What Is the only constitutional amendment that was ratified by approval of conventions in three fourths of the states?
The only constitutional amendment ratified by approval of conventions in three-fourths of the states is the 21st Amendment. Ratified in 1933, it repealed the 18th Amendment, which had established Prohibition in the United States. The 21st Amendment was unique in that it was the first and only amendment to be ratified by state conventions rather than by state legislatures.
What is the number of states needed to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment?
{Led by Phyllis Schlafly, enough concerns about the amendment were presented that the Equal Rights Amendment was unable to garner sufficient states for ratification, falling three short of the necessary 38.}
What Fraction of the states does it take to pass an amendment to the constitution?
Three fourths.
How many states must accept an amendment before it becomes law?
Three-fourths (38) of the states must ratify an amendment in order to add it to the Constitution.
Which states benefited most from the three-fifths compromise why?
Southern States. (NovaNet)
How many states have to ratidy an amendment to make it part of the constitution?
A proposed amendment becomes part of the constitution as soon as it is ratified by three-fourths of the states (38 of 50 states).
In what two way can amendment be ratified?
1. an amendment is official when three-fourths of the state legislatures approve it. 2. when special conventions in three-fourths of the states approve it.
How can the constituiton be amended?
ratification of the amendment requires three fourths of the states to ratify.
