“Shall there be a convention to revise the constitution and amend the same?” The New York Constitution mandates this question appear on the ballot every 20 years to give New Yorkers the opportunity ...

During the ratification debates, the Constitution’s advocates focused ... the proposed Constitution to Congress. Virginia and New York quickly ratified as well, creating a union of eleven ...

Despite some claims that Publius turned the tide in New York's battle over ratifying the Constitution, the real influence of The Federalist came after the Constitution's adoption. Hamilton's ...

NEW-ORLEANS, Thursday, March 21. The State Convention, to-day, after a lively debate, ratified the permanent Constitution of the Confederate States by a vote of 100 Ayes to 7 Nays. Advertisement ...

While Trump has remained silent on how he could accomplish this goal, his supporters claim there are viable pathways to a third term, including ratifying the Constitution. Trump brought up the ...

they proved effective in gaining allies for the Constitution. But perhaps nearly as remarkable as the writing of "The Federalist" feat was, was Hamilton's performance at the New York ratifying ...

The New York Times non-fiction book critic Jennifer Szalai claimed the Constitution was “frozen ... would be unlikely after ...

On March 22, 1972, the U.S. Senate passed the Equal Rights Amendment, sending the measure to the states for ratification in order for it to become a part of the U.S. Constitution, the ultimate law ...

New York six, New Jersey four, Pennsylvania eight, Delaware one, Maryland six, Virginia ten, North Carolina five, South Carolina five, and Georgia three. In Philadelphia, the Framers spent untold ...

The U.S. Supreme Court turned away on Monday a challenge to New York firearms restrictions adopted shortly after the justices ...