The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified in stages over the course of two years. It was officially ratified on July 28, 1868.
Stages of ratification
June 8, 1866: The Senate passed the amendment by a two-thirds majority
June 13, 1866: The House of Representatives passed the amendment
March 2, 1867: Congress required that the legislatures of the former Confederacy ratify the amendment
July 9, 1868: South Carolina became the 28th state to ratify the amendment
July 28, 1868: Secretary of State William Henry Seward announced that the amendment had been ratified
The 14th Amendment was a significant change to the Constitution, and historians compare its ratification to the ratification of the original Constitution.
South Carolina ratified the Fourteenth Amendment on July 9, 1868, through a vote by its state legislature, which was required by the Reconstruction Acts as a condition for the state to regain full representation in Congress after the Civil War; this ratification made the amendment officially part of the U.S. Constitution.
Key points about South Carolina's ratification:
Reconstruction Acts:The federal government mandated that former Confederate states like South Carolina had to ratify the 14th Amendment to be readmitted to the Union fully.
State Legislature Vote:
The South Carolina state legislature voted to ratify the amendment on July 9, 1868.
Significance:
This ratification date marked the moment when the necessary number of states had approved the 14th Amendment, making it part of the Constitution.
Congress
Two-thirds of both the House of Representatives and the Senate can vote to propose an amendment.
State legislatures
Two-thirds of state legislatures can ask Congress to call a constitutional convention to propose amendments.
How can amendments be ratified?
State legislatures: Three-fourths of state legislatures can approve the amendment.
State ratifying conventions: Three-fourths of specially-elected state ratifying conventions can approve the amendment.
Why did the Founding Fathers create this process?
The Founding Fathers believed that the Constitution should be able to change over time. They wanted to make it possible to amend the Constitution, but not so easy that it could be changed too frequently.
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No. 127) proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The question is on the amendments proposed by the Senator from Michigan, [Mr. HOwARD. ]
Mr. HOWARD. The firstamendment is to section one, declaring that "all persons born in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the States wherein they reside." I do not propose to say anything on that subject except that the question of citizenship has been so fully discussed in this body as not to need any further elucidation, in my opinion.
This amendment which I have offered is simply declaratory of what I regard as the law of the land already, that every person born within the limits of the United States, and subject to their jurisdiction, is by virtue of natural law and national law a citizen of the United States.
This will not, of course, include persons born in the United States who are foreigners, aliens, who belong to the families of embassadors or foreign ministers accredited to the Government of the United States, but will include every other class of persons. It settles the great question of citizenship and removes all doubt as to what persons are or are not citizens of the United States. This has long been a great desideratum in the jurisprudence and legislation of this country.*
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This will not, of course, include persons born in the United States who are foreigners, aliens, who belong to the families of embassadors or foreign ministers accredited to the Government of the United States,
https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/image/14thAmendment.htm
The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified in stages over the course of two years. It was officially ratified on July 28, 1868. Stages of ratification
June 8, 1866: The Senate passed the amendment by a two-thirds majority
June 13, 1866: The House of Representatives passed the amendment
March 2, 1867: Congress required that the legislatures of the former Confederacy ratify the amendment
July 9, 1868: South Carolina became the 28th state to ratify the amendment
July 28, 1868: Secretary of State William Henry Seward announced that the amendment had been ratified
The 14th Amendment was a significant change to the Constitution, and historians compare its ratification to the ratification of the original Constitution.
South Carolina ratified the Fourteenth Amendment on July 9, 1868, through a vote by its state legislature, which was required by the Reconstruction Acts as a condition for the state to regain full representation in Congress after the Civil War; this ratification made the amendment officially part of the U.S. Constitution. Key points about South Carolina's ratification:
Reconstruction Acts: The federal government mandated that former Confederate states like South Carolina had to ratify the 14th Amendment to be readmitted to the Union fully.
State Legislature Vote: The South Carolina state legislature voted to ratify the amendment on July 9, 1868.
Significance: This ratification date marked the moment when the necessary number of states had approved the 14th Amendment, making it part of the Constitution.
https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/intro.6-4/ALDE_00000388/
How can Constitutional amendments be proposed?
Congress Two-thirds of both the House of Representatives and the Senate can vote to propose an amendment.
State legislatures Two-thirds of state legislatures can ask Congress to call a constitutional convention to propose amendments.
How can amendments be ratified? State legislatures: Three-fourths of state legislatures can approve the amendment. State ratifying conventions: Three-fourths of specially-elected state ratifying conventions can approve the amendment.
Why did the Founding Fathers create this process? The Founding Fathers believed that the Constitution should be able to change over time. They wanted to make it possible to amend the Constitution, but not so easy that it could be changed too frequently.
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This will not, of course, include persons born in the United States who are foreigners, aliens, who belong to the families of embassadors or foreign ministers accredited to the Government of the United States,
See page 41. PDF of "Congressional Debates of the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution", 1866, 440 pgs: https://ia601508.us.archive.org/26/items/DebatesThatLedToTheCreationOfTheFourteenthAmendment/Debates%20that%20led%20to%20the%20creation%20of%20the%20Fourteenth%20Amendment.pdf ; Official Congressional Record from the 39th Congress (1866)
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