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The ratification of the Constitution took place between September 1787 and July 1788. The federal Convention, which had drafted the Constitution between May and September 1787, had no authority to impose it on the American people. Article VII of the Constitution and resolutions adopted by the convention on September 17, 1787, detailed a four stage ratification process which are the following Submission of the Constitution to the Confederation congress, Transmission of the Constitution by congress to the state of legislatures, Election of delegates to conventions in each state to consider the Constitution, Ratification by the conventions of at least nine or thirteen states. The delegates also viewed the constitution as a fundamental law requiring a form of adoption more solemn and significant and less vulnerable to shifts of public opinion than approval by state legislatures. The ratification process itself would induce Americans to think of themselves as a nation, encouraging them to look beyond their state's borders in deciding whether to support the constitution and disposing them to adopt a new government for the American nation. Finally the constitutions proponents hoped a series of quick ratifications by the first state conventions might generate momentum that would be difficult to resist.
Approximate Word count = 756
Approximate Pages = 3
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