▁rat ification ▁effort , ▁as ▁the ▁two ▁houses ▁were ▁subsequently ▁unable ▁to ▁recon cile ▁their ▁diver gent ▁rat ification ▁resolution s . ▁ ▁When ▁originally ▁submitted ▁to ▁the ▁states , ▁nine ▁rat ifications ▁would ▁have ▁made ▁this ▁am end ment ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution . ▁That ▁number ▁rose ▁to ▁ten ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 7 9 0 , ▁when ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁rat ified ▁the ▁Constitution . ▁It ▁rose ▁to ▁eleven ▁on ▁March ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 7 9 1 , ▁when ▁Verm ont ▁joined ▁the ▁Union . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 7 9 1 , ▁the ▁am end ment ▁was ▁only ▁one ▁state ▁short ▁of ▁ad option . ▁However , ▁when ▁Kentucky ▁att ained ▁state hood ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 7 9 2 , ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁necessary ▁rat ifications ▁clim bed ▁to ▁twelve , ▁and , ▁even ▁though ▁Kentucky ▁rat ified ▁the ▁am end ment ▁that ▁summer ▁( al ong ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁eleven ▁am end ments ), ▁it ▁was ▁still ▁one ▁state ▁short . ▁No ▁additional ▁states ▁rat ified ▁this ▁am end ment . ▁With ▁ 5 0 ▁states , ▁ 2 7 ▁additional ▁rat ifications ▁are ▁necessary ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁required ▁threshold ▁of ▁ 3 8 ▁rat ifications ▁needed ▁for ▁this ▁am end ment ▁to ▁become ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution . ▁ ▁Mathemat ical ▁dis cre pan cies ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁initial ▁House ▁and ▁Senate ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁am end ment ▁were ▁clear ▁in ▁establish ing ▁a ▁formula ▁for