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Ratification History

Ratification History is a scholarly construct within constitutional historiography that refers to the documented record of debates, decisions, and intentions surrounding the formal adoption of constitutional amendments, distinguishing it from broader constitutional interpretation by focusing specifically on the historical context and procedural milestones of ratification.

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13

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2017–2026

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27

Global Human Rights and State Sovereignty: State Ratification of International Human Rights Treaties, 1965–2001<sup>1</sup>

Christine Min Wotipka, Kiyoteru Tsutsui · Sociological Forum · 2008 · 169 citations

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Ratification: the people debate the Constitution, 1787-1788

Choice Reviews Online · 2011 · 153 citations

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Slavery's Constitution: From Revolution to Ratification

Robert Williams · American Journal of Legal History · 2010 · 114 citations

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The Articles of Confederation: An Interpretation of the Social-Constitutional History of the American Revolution, 1774-1781

Max Farrand, Merrill Jensen · The American Historical Review · 1941 · 105 citations

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The Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution

Robert A. Rutland, Merrill Jensen · The William and Mary Quarterly · 1977 · 87 citations

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Authors

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  1. MJ
    Merrill Jensen

    University of Washington, United States

    4 publications · 246 citations

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  2. GD
    George D. Moffett

    University of Akron, United States

    2 publications · 38 citations

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  3. GW
    George William Van Cleve

    Seattle University, United States

    1 publications · 17 citations

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  4. FM
    Forrest McDonald

    University of Alabama, United States

    1 publications · 17 citations

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  5. SB
    Sheldon B. Liss

    University of Akron, United States

    1 publications · 26 citations

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Institutions

13

  1. Brandeis University

    Waltham, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    30 citations

  2. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    37 citations

  3. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    169 citations

  4. University of Akron

    Akron, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    26 citations

  5. University of Rochester

    Rochester, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    13 citations

  6. Michigan State University

    East Lansing, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    169 citations

  7. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    114 citations

  8. Binghamton University

    Binghamton, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    13 citations

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Venues

  1. The William and Mary Quarterly

    3 publications · 120 citations

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  2. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 3 publications · 208 citations

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  3. Journal of American History

    2 publications · 39 citations

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  4. International Affairs

    1 publications · 10 citations

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  5. Sociological Forum

    SF · 1 publications · 169 citations

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