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For an amendment to the US Constitution, there is no special requirement for ratification. It merely needs to pass the state legislature.
For state constitutions, some states have adopted a 2/3 vote requirement, while other states approve state amendments by direct vote through a referendum.
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SteveA proposal to amend the U. S. Constitution is ready for ratification after it is written up and passed by two thirds of each house of Congress or after it is requested by two thirds of the states and written up by the body assembled for that purpose. Then it is immediately and automatically part of the Constitution as soon as three fourths of the states have ratified it.
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How much of the congress has to pass a constitutional amendment?
two thirds
Did the argument against ratification of the Constitution might be that it gave too much power to the states.?
The states would not refuse to ratify the constitution because it gave too much power to the states. By ratifying the constitution, the states were giving up power they had under the articles of confederation. Still, the states realized they needed a national government. The wars between them had to cease. The tariffs between them had to stop. And they needed to stop arguing about their borders. Only a national government could solve such problems.
The Lame Duck amendment was created with which crisis in mind?
The 20th amendment or the "Lame Duck" Amendment was created so elected officials could take office sooner after their elections, thus eliminating the 4 month period where "Lame Ducks" whose successors had already been chosen, sat in office not doing much.
What amendment do you feel is most important and why?
They don't have a most important amendment because I think all of the amendments are important. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I think the 10th Amendment is the most important. It states that any powers not granted to the federal government nor prohibited to the states by the Constitution are reserved to the states. This amendment was put in place to make sure the federal government does not become to powerful. But as we see nowadays, the politicians have pretty much ignored this amendment.
When ratifying a formal amendment to the constitution the ratifying bodies must get the support of at least of how much fraction of ratifying bodies?
When ratifying a formal amendment to the Constitution, the ratifying bodies must get the support of at least three-fourths of the ratifying bodies.
