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AnswerAccording to Article V of the US Constitution, 3/4 of the states are needed to ratify a Constitutional amendment. As there are currently 50 states, 38 states are needed to do this.
It currently requires 3/4ths or 38, not 34, states to ratify an amendment to the United States Constitution.
When the amendment was proposed in 1789, it required ratification by three-fourths of the states, which amounted to 9 out of the 13 states. By 1992, the number of states in the United States had increased to 50, meaning that 38 states were needed for ratification of any amendment.
It takes at least 3/4 of the states to ratify an amendment. Since there are 50 states now, that means you would need at least 38 states for ratification.
9 states were needed to ratify the Constitution
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It takes at least 3/4 of the states to ratify an amendment. Since there are 50 states now, that means you would need at least 38 states for ratification.