What does Marshall state would happen if amendments were voted on before the Constitution was ratified? Delegates would consider
amendments and vote to approve the ones that improved the Constitution. Delegates would agree on amendments that supported certain states and would ratify the Constitution quickly. Delegates from the states would propose amendments they knew would be defeated to keep the Constitution from being ratified. Delegates from the convention would propose amendments, but the Constitution and the amendments would eventually be ratified.
<u>Delegates from the convention would propose amendments, but the Constitution and the amendments would eventually be ratified.</u>
<u>Explanation:</u>
John Marshall who served as the fourth Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court held that if amendments were voted on <em>before </em>the Constitution was ratified,<em> Delegates from the covention (usually elected by voters in each state) would propose amendments, but the Constitution and the amendments would eventually be ratified.</em>
