While some free black men could vote in some of the northern states before the US Civil War, the right to vote was guaranteed to all black males with the ratification of the 15th Amendment to the Constitution in 1870. Black women gained the vote with white women. A few western states granted women the vote in the late 19th century, but most women in the US gained the vote with ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution in 1920
It is the most recent amendment to the United States Constitution. It was submitted by Congress to the states for ratification on September 25, 1789.
Ratification by state legislatures has been used for all amendments except the 21st. The 21st anemdment was ratified by the state conventions.
The process of amendment proposal used most often concerning the US Constitution is where a bill first has to pass through both Houses and then the states to be approved (or denied). There is another method mentioned in the Constitution, but it has never been used before. In this method, a Constitutional Convention would be called in order to propose the amendment, and afterwards the amendment is sent on to the States for approval. The two processes of ratification are: -Proposal receives a 2/3 majority vote from Congress -Proposal receives a 3/4 majority vote from the State I'm not sure which is most used or why.
The most recent amendment to be passed is the 27th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which was ratified in 1992. This amendment deals with congressional pay raises, stating that any changes to the salary of members of Congress will not take effect until the start of the next term. The 27th Amendment was actually originally proposed as part of the Bill of Rights in 1789, making it the amendment with the longest ratification process in U.S. history.
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Ratification by the three-fourths of the state legislatures
Ratification by the three-fourths of the state legislatures
Ratification by the three-fourths of the state legislatures
Ratification by the three-fourths of the state legislatures
Ratification by the three-fourths of the state legislatures
Ratification by the three-fourths of the state legislatures
While some free black men could vote in some of the northern states before the US Civil War, the right to vote was guaranteed to all black males with the ratification of the 15th Amendment to the Constitution in 1870. Black women gained the vote with white women. A few western states granted women the vote in the late 19th century, but most women in the US gained the vote with ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution in 1920
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It is the most recent amendment to the United States Constitution. It was submitted by Congress to the states for ratification on September 25, 1789.