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True or false Several states ratified the Constitution only with the understanding that a listing of individual rights would be removed?
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False: it would be added
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In what year was Americas first constitution ratified?
The first Constitution of the United States was ratified in 1787. Only two delegates showed up for the first meeting to ratify in May, so they waited until seven delegates showed up several months later.
Is the constitution established by the president?
The constitution was established by the several states that were party to the Articles of Confederation. These are the original 13 colonies.
How many states have to agree to anamendment?
In the Constitution it says that 3/4 of the States have to agree to ratify an amendment."....when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States..."
What role did the Bill of Rights play in the ratification process?
The Constitution was actually ratified several years before the Bill of Rights. Several states' delegations had reservations about signing the Constitution because they felt it did not do enough to protect individual rights and states rights. The compromise was that the authors of the Constitution agreed that they would work to get important rights added through the amendment process. The result of that agreement was the Bill of Rights, which became law in 1792. APEX: People were afraid of living under another monarchy
Where in the constitution is a three-fourths majority needed?
- Article. V."when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourth of the several states, or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one of the other Mode of Radification may be proposed by the Congress;"... so in the ratification of amendments in the constitution
Can an amendment be passed without congress?
The constitution can be amended two ways outside of Congress. One is to hold a constitutional convention that would need to initiated by 2/3 (34 states) of the several states, followed by the convention and anything from the constitutional convention must be ratified by the 3/4 (38 states) of the several states. Another way is to simply proposed an amendment and have it pass through a state legislature or a state convention, which will then need to be ratified by 3/4 (38 states) of the several states. read article 5 of the constitution
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...".
Can more amendments be added to the constitution today?
Yup they sure can. There have been several amendments proposed that were not ratified in the past several decades. The most recent of these was sometime in the 70s. It was an amendment that proposed giving Washington D.C. the same voting rights as the states, including representation in Congress.
How did article 5 change the Constitution?
Article Five of the United States Constitution describes the process whereby the Constitution may be altered. Such amendments may be proposed by the United States Congress or by a national convention assembled at the request of the legislatures of at least two-thirds of the several states. To become valid, amendments must then be ratified by either the legislatures of or ratifying conventions held in three-fourths of the several states, and may not deny any state its equal right to vote in the Senate without its consent.
What is meant by general test?
A general test may mean a test wherein an individual's general capacity is tested in several aspects / areas of knowledge / skill / understanding.
What is the full definition of multicollinearity?
Multicollinearity is when several independent variables are linked in some way. It can happen when attempting to study how individual independent variables contribute to the understanding of a dependent variable
What represented in the Federalist papers?
What is represented in the Federalist papers are the views from several founding fathers of the United States regarding the federalism as written within the to be ratified US Constitution. Final ratification was completed after it was agreed to include a section defined as the Bill of Rights.
