MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE RATIFICATION OF THE CONSTITUTION AND THE NEW US GOVERNMENT
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In order for the Constitution to be ratified,
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half of the state legislatures needed to ratify it.
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a unanimous vote among the states needed to occur.
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nine state conventions needed to ratify it.
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only New Hampshire had to agree
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The amendment must then be ratified by three-fourths of the State legislatures, or three-fourths of conventions called in each State for ratification.
Detailed explanation-2: -I, Sec. 2, Cl. 3), the Framers believed that any combination of nine states would comprise a majority of American citizens. Even if the five most populous states all refused to ratify, the remaining nine still would represent a majority of the electorate.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Constitution was not ratified by all states until May 29, 1790, when Rhode Island finally approved the document, and the Bill of Rights was not ratified to become part of the Constitution until the end of the following year.
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