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The Constitutional Convention took place in Philadelphia from May 25 to September 17, 1787. [1] Although the convention was intended to revise the league of states and first system of government under the Articles of Confederation, [2] the intention from the outset of many of its proponents, chief among them James Madison of Virginia and Alexander Hamilton of New York, was to create a new ...
Pages in category "American constitutional conventions" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
This is a list of known applications made to the United States Congress by the state legislatures for a Convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution under Article V of the Constitution which provides in pertinent part:
To become part of the Constitution, an adopted amendment must be ratified by either: The legislatures of three-fourths (presently 38) of the states, within the stipulated time period, if any; or. State ratifying conventions in three-fourths (presently 38) of the states, within the stipulated time period, if any. [4]
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 following is a list of national constitutions ... A codified constitution is a constitution that is contained in a ... such as constitutional conventions, are not ...
Congress has also enacted statutes governing the constitutional amendment process. When a constitutional amendment is sent to the states for ratification, the Archivist of the United States is charged with responsibility for administering the ratification process under the provisions of 1 U.S.C. § 106b. [5]
World Constitutional Convention call signatories (1 C, 102 P, 3 F) Pages in category "Constitutional conventions (political meeting)" The following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total.