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A separate table is included below showing AoC ratification dates.) These states are presented in the order in which each ratified the 1787 Constitution and joined the others in the new (and current) federal government. The date of admission listed for each subsequent state is the official date set by Act of Congress. [a]
The Constitution went into effect on June 21, 1788, in the nine states that had ratified it, and the U.S. federal government began operations under it on March 4, 1789, when it was in effect in 11 out of the 13 states. [1] Since then, 37 states have been admitted into the Union.
Dates the 13 states ratified the Constitution June 21 • Having been ratified by nine of the thirteen states, the Constitution is officially established, and takes effect for those nine states. [54] June 25 • Ratification Virginia becomes the tenth state to ratify the Constitution (89–79).
No further states ratified the amendment within the extended deadline. In 2017, Nevada became the first state to ratify the ERA after the expiration of both deadlines, [178] followed by Illinois in 2018, [179] and Virginia in 2020, [180] [181] bringing the number of ratifications to 38. However, experts and advocates have acknowledged legal ...
Thirty-three amendments to the Constitution of the United States have been proposed by the United States Congress and sent to the states for ratification since the Constitution was put into operation on March 4, 1789. Twenty-seven of those, having been ratified by the requisite number of states, are part of the Constitution.
Delaware became the first state to ratify the United States Constitution. [65] no change to map: December 12, 1787 Pennsylvania became the second state to ratify the Constitution. [66] December 18, 1787 New Jersey became the third state to ratify the Constitution. [67] January 2, 1788 Georgia became the fourth state to ratify the Constitution. [68]
The Constitution of the United States recognizes that the states have the power to set voting requirements. A few states allowed free Black men to vote, and New Jersey also included unmarried and widowed women who owned property. [1] Generally, states limited this right to property-owning or tax-paying White males (about 6% of the population). [2]
Constitution of the State of Montana: July 1, 1973: 12,790: 2nd: Constitution of the State of Nebraska: November 1, 1875: 34,934: 1st: Constitution of the State of Nevada: October 31, 1864: 37,418: 3rd: Constitution of the State of New Hampshire: June 5, 1793 [4] 13,238 [note 6] 3rd: Constitution of the State of New Jersey: January 1, 1948: ...