North Carolina (November 21, 1789) and Rhode Island (May 29, 1790). They were in effect considering both the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, which had been proposed under the new Congress in September, 1789.
North Carolina ratified the U.S. Constitution on November 21, 1789. Rhode Island ratified the U.S. Constitution on May 29, 1790.
The Constitution was ratified by all 13 colonies. The last two states to ratify it were North Carolina and Rhode Island.
An amendment is an addition, deletion of modification of the contents of the U.S. Constitution. It can be ratified through a majority vote of two-thirds in both legislature houses, and by a constitutional convention.
9 out of 13 states had to approve or ratify. The process was called ratification
Rhode Island and North Carolina were the two states that refused to ratify the Constitution unless there was a Bill of Rights.
Regardless of which of the two proposal routes is taken, the amendment must be ratified, or approved, by three-fourths of states. \STATES
The Constitution was ratified by all 13 colonies. The last two states to ratify it were North Carolina and Rhode Island.
North Carolina and Rhode Island.
Two-thirds of the states needed to ratify the US Constitution for it to become law. This meant 9 states were needed. However, all 13 of the original states did ratify the Constitution with Rhode Island being the last one in 1790.
Two-thirds (66.6%) of the 13 states were needed to ratify the Constitution. That meant 9 states but all 13 states ratified it with Rhode Island being the last one in 1790.
yesActually, no. The last two "states" to actually ratify the US Constitution were Rhode Island and Vermont.North Carolina and Rhode Island were the last of the "original 13 states" to ratify the US Constitution.Strictly speaking, Vermont's ratification was unnecessary since it was admitted to the union as the 14th state after all of the original 13 states had ratified the Constitution, but it did ratify it. No other state ratified the Constitution since they were admitted as states pursuant to legislation alone.
north carolina and rhode island
North Carolina and rhode island
Rhode Island and North Carolin were the two states that did not ratify the Constitution until after it became law.
This is a tricky question. The last two "states" to actually ratify the US Constitution after it went into effect were Rhode Island and Vermont, not North Carolina and Rhode Island. Vermont ratified it on January 10, 1791.North Carolina and Rhode Island were the last of the "original 13 states" to ratify the US Constitution.Strictly speaking, Vermont's ratification was unnecessary since it was admitted to the union as the 14th state after all of the original 13 states had ratified the Constitution, but it did ratify it. No other state ratified the Constitution since they were admitted as states pursuant to legislation alone.
The writing of the Bill of Rights.
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The Federalists wished to ratify the constitution and give more power to a strong central federal government. Anti-Federalists wished to delegate more power to the states and did not wish to ratify the constitution without modification.