批准宪法

rectify the situation───整顿局面

the Constitution───宪法；体质；章程；构造

unwritten constitution───不成文宪法

written constitution───[法]成文宪法

First Amendment of the Constitution───宪法第一修正案

clarify the situation───澄清情况

iron constitution───铁质体质

Besides latvia the nations that have ratified the constitution include lithuania hungary slovenia italy and greece───除拉脱维亚以外，已经认可了宪法的国家有立陶宛、匈牙利、斯洛文尼亚、意大利和希腊

These debates lend credence to the view that the southern states would not have ratified the Constitution without the proslavery compromises.