How Did the Philadelphia Convention Delegates Ensure Ratification of the Constitution

question 44

Multiple Choice

How did the Philadelphia Convention delegates ensure ratification of the Constitution?

• A) They called for electing 13 state conventions and requiring only nine state legislatures to ratify it.
• B) They decided that a unanimous vote among the general public of all the states would ratify it.
• C) They decided that a unanimous vote among the state congresses would ratify it.
• D) They called for electing James Madison as president so he could ratify it instead of Congress.
• E) They decided that three-fifths of all state legislators needed to ratify it.

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