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It requires a 2/3 majority which is 34 states.

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The mechanism to alter the articles of confederation required the consent of how many states?

the constitution had to be approved by 13 states


How many states does it take to ratify the new plan of government?

I assume that you mean the procedure to amend the United States Constitution. Amendments to the U.S. Constitution require the approval of three-fourths of the states.


If three fourths of the states vote to amend the constitution how many states are needed?

Today, there are 50 states. 3/4 of 50 is 37.5, so we would need 38 states to approve an Amendment to the United States Constitution.


How many there are to amend constitution?

Answer(for the US Constitution) 27 (as of year 2010)


How many states had to approve the US Constitution?

Article VII of the US Constitution required 9 states to ratify the Constitution for it to be effective.


How many states were required to pass the constitution?

Nine States were required. They were ratified by state conventions and not the state legislatures.


How many Amendments are there to the US Constitution why it necessary to amend it?

there r 27 and its important to amend them so they can be remembered


How many states were required to pass the US Constitution?

All 13 out of 13 states.


Article V of the Constitution explains how to amend the document. How many methods of changing text of the constitution does it provide?

Article V provides two methods of amending the Constitution, one starting with Congress and the other starting with the states.


How many states were required to approve the original constitution?

9 out of the 13 states two thirds the majority


How many states was needed to ratify the Constitution.?

The U.S. Constitution required the ratification of ten of the thirteen states to go into effect. Eventually all thirteen ratified it.


How many states had to approve an amendments to the articles of confederation?

The Articles of Confederation required unanimous consent of the states for an amendment. Two attempts were made to amend the Articles of Confederation, each one failing by one vote.