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Delaware was the first state to ratify the Constitution, doing so on December 7, 1787. On June 21, 1788, New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify the Constitution, ensuring that the Constitution would take effect. Rhode Island was the last state to ratify the Constitution under Article VII, doing so on May 29, 1790.
State ratifying conventions are one of the two methods established by Article V of the United States Constitution for ratifying proposed constitutional amendments. The only amendment that has been ratified through this method thus far is the 21st Amendment in 1933.
Thirty-five states ratified the proposed amendment prior to the original deadline, three short of the number required for it to be implemented (five of them later voted to rescind their ratification). No further states ratified the amendment within the extended deadline. In 2017, Nevada became the first state to ratify the ERA after the ...
In the absence of a deadline, an amendment can be pending indefinitely and ratified long after being proposed to the states. Approximately 11,848 proposals to amend the Constitution have been introduced in Congress since 1789 (as of January 3, 2019 [update] ). [ 7 ]
The United States is also one of the few countries not to have ratified the Kyoto Protocol. [4] According to a 2014 analysis by The New Republic, the ratification of a significant number of treaties signed after 1990 has been blocked by senators of the Republican Party for various ideological reasons. [2]
Voters in 7 out of 10 states, including several red states, approved measures to protect abortion rights during the 2024 presidential election. Voters in 7 out of 10 states, including several red ...
A convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution, also referred to as an Article V Convention, state convention, [1] or amendatory convention is one of two methods authorized by Article Five of the United States Constitution whereby amendments to the United States Constitution may be proposed: on the Application of two thirds of the State legislatures (that is, 34 of the 50 ...
The UAW's vote tracker indicates all the major votes are in and members across GM's plants have tentatively ratified the deal after a contentious vote. GM UAW members ratify contract after 54.7% ...