help iam dumb?

Question

why would states ratify the constitution and what in the world does that mean! i am so confused!!

Answer 1

Originally the several states would not ratify the constitution, it was not until a number of our founding fathers, and hey, perhaps later in the privacy of thier homes, thier wives, wrote an acceptable version of our bill of rights, that they would ratify any constitution.(I know, i have terrible sentence structure, oh, well) the reasoning behind the bill of rights, and the writings of its authors, is perhaps more important than the constitution itself. I take that last statement back. The bill of rights is far, far more important than the rest of the constitution. The bill of rights is the justification for this great nation, it is its soul, its moral authority. The bill of rights sets forth the foundation for this nation, the rest of what later became the constitution is then the framework of what is truly the first skyscraper which could not stand without that foundation. These rights, whether you call them God given, or inherent to man, are the individual rights all free people throughout history had felt were thiers but had not put to words out of ignorance and fear of the men and governments that held power over them. The men that wrote the bill of rights and the constitution of the united states were a diverse thinking bunch, with a common love of freedom and equality unmatched at any time prior to that in history. In thier various highly diverse views is partly where they found the inspiration that drove them to pick the list of thing they did, finding these precious rights to be just the things needed to stop men, even men like themselves, from destroying this fledgling nation, this dream, before it had had its chance in the world. These wise men, through the eyes of all known history at that time, saw the need to put steps in place to limit the power of men like themselves. They saw in thier own weaknesses what strengths would be required to rest freedom from the grip of tyranny and hold it, defend it if need be. And, remember this history lesson in particular, they made it clear it would need defending from time to time. Clear that the blood and lives of good people would be the price of this freedom. These men were the equivalent of the elected leaders of thier times and of states and territories they lived in. They would not ratify, or in other words sign on and approve this constitution until the bill of rights was accepted by each and every other man from the other states and territories. In ratifying the constitution each of the states declared it would abide by the rules set forth in it and honor the bill of rights that led to its being accepted. The bill of rights then became the first ten articles of the constitution of the unitied states of america.

Answer 2

It just means that they voted to accept it and all it meant. Now, if the federal government wants to pass a new amendment to the Constitution, 3/4 of the states must ratify the amendment for it to become law

Answer 3

Ratify means they accepted the Constitution or approved it.

It's okay the Constitution confuses everyone but especially the Republicans and the current president.

Answer 4

To ratify means to accept and pass into law.

The states accepted the Constitution which among other things created a strong central government, after attempting a strong state confederation.

BTW, Try forming your questions without belittling yourself or others.

Answer 5

u r not dumb & no question is dumb. the problem may be just, how old are u? or are u foreign born? most of us in USA learn this in grade school. Ratify is the same as to OK it. To ratify something is to agree to abide by that which has been made law.

Answer 6

It means that they accepted the constitution and made it law. States perhaps had more rights than they do now. I hope this helps!

Answer 7

Ratification means that the states accepted the constitution. In other words, everyone agreed to it.