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... proposed on September 25 , 1789. North Carolina ratified the Constitu- tion in November . Rhode Island did likewise in the following May , but only after threatened with economic sanctions by Congress and with secession by areas in ...
... proposed on September 25 , 1789. North Carolina ratified the Constitu- tion in November . Rhode Island did likewise in the following May , but only after threatened with economic sanctions by Congress and with secession by areas in ...
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... proposed and ratified , as illustrated by the twenty - sixth , opinion must be strongly in favor of a proposal before this can happen . Proponents must marshal a two - thirds vote in both houses , or a total of 290 votes in the lower ...
... proposed and ratified , as illustrated by the twenty - sixth , opinion must be strongly in favor of a proposal before this can happen . Proponents must marshal a two - thirds vote in both houses , or a total of 290 votes in the lower ...
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... proposal might stand some chance of adoption . After all , communications and transportation in any one of the proposed regions would be quicker and easier than they were in 1776 between most of the states . Numbers of governments and ...
... proposal might stand some chance of adoption . After all , communications and transportation in any one of the proposed regions would be quicker and easier than they were in 1776 between most of the states . Numbers of governments and ...
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