Illinois was the first state to ratify the 13th Amendment because they wanted Abraham Lincoln's home state to be the first to ratify they amendment.
27th amendment
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Before an amendment to the Constitution becomes law, a certain number of States must ratify it.
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.
27th Amendment "Congressional Pay" and it took 202 years, 7 months, and 12 days
the Madison Amendment (Amendment 27, which bars a sitting Congress from raising its own compensation). The 27th Amendment took 203 years to ratify; it was deemed "sufficiently contemporaneous" by Congress and was added to the Constitution in 1992.
202 years.........7 months............2 days it was the 27th amendment
The 27th amendment. 202 years 7 months and 2 days
what is the time limit for states to ratify an amendment
you need 3/4 of a fraction to be used to ratify a Constitutional Amendment
Tennessee was the only Southern state to ratify the 14th amendment.
Illinois was the first state to ratify the 13th Amendment because they wanted Abraham Lincoln's home state to be the first to ratify they amendment.
Tennessee was the only Southern state to ratify the 14th amendment.
27th amendment
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Yes, Nevada was one of the states that refused to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment.