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.
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the two sides during the US civil war were the union (North) and the confederacy (south)
Two years after the constitution went into effect, ten amendments were added to the document. it was felt that the constitution did not list the rights that should protect all Americans. The constitution assumed that because the powers of the government were specific and limited, a statement of rights was not needed, but as the states began to ratify the constitution in 1787 and 1788, they insisted that a Bill of Right be added.
First of all, a two thirds majority of each house of Congress must propose the amendment. Then, a three fourths majority of the states must ratify the amendment.
You didn't even phrase that as a question, it was a statement with a question mark at the end of it. Did you mean "Did all thirteen COLONIES have to approve the Constitution?" The answer is no, and some did not in time anyway.
A proposal to amend the US Constitution requires a two thirds majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. After the proposed amendment is approved by the legislature, it goes to the states . It needs the approval of three fourths of the states, or 38 out of 50, to make the new amendment the law of the land.