New Hampshire was the state that officially made ratification effective. However, once the draft for ratification was submitted to the 13 colonies, only 9 accepted.
The device that made it binding to the official was that of ratification. When the ninth state ratified the US Constitution, it became law for all 13 of the colonies.
The Constitution was ratified during the years 1787 to 1790. But it became effective on March 4, 1789 after its ratification by a ninth state, New Hampshire, on June 21, 1788. The Constitution was completed on September 17, 1787, and at that point the process of ratification began. The first state to ratify it was Delaware, on December 7, 1787. According to the Constitution, it was to go into effect in those states that ratified it as soon as a total of nine states did so. The ninth state, New Hampshire, ratified it on June 21, 1788. The last of the original thirteen colonies to ratify the constitution was Rhode Island, which did so on May 29, 1790.
The Constitution became effective when approved by nine states. Amendments I - X, known as the Bills of Rights, were proposed by Congress on September 25, 1789, and ratified on December 15, 1791 by Virginia.
The amendment process has two steps, proposal and ratification. The amendment must first be proposed a 2/3 vote of congress or by 2/3 of the state legislatures. Ratification occurs with a 3/4 vote of the state legislatures or a 3/4 vote of state conventions made up of delegates (not necessarily legislators) elected by the people. See the related link for more detail.
An example of Ratification (Formal Approval) is the Articles of Confederation in 1781. They needed to have 13 states to ratify the new government that would take place in the us.
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Seven years is the time limit on state ratification of an amendment.
The convention made it so that each state would hold a convention to ratify the Constitution. This meant a series of compromises and ratifications which were heavily influenced by Benjamin Franklin.
The amendment process has two steps, proposal and ratification. Official proposals can be made by 2/3 of Congress or 2/3 of state legislatures (so Congress can be involved). Ratification occurs with a 3/4 vote of the state legislatures or a 3/4 vote of state conventions made up of delegates (not necessarily legislators) elected by the people.
Ratification by state convention has been used but one time as established by Article V of the United States Constitution. State ratification was employed for ratification of the 21st Amendment in 1933..
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Ratification
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