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How many states needed to ratify the constitution so it could become law?
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∙ 7y ago
The total of nine states had to approve the Constitution to make it "the law of the land."
Gerson Bahringer
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∙ 11y ago9 out of the 13 states had to agree for the constitution to become law.
Only 9 of the 13 states had to ratify the Constitution in order for the new government to go into effect. (Article Seven)
All 13 eventually did, but North Carolina (1789) and Rhode Island (1790) did so after the government was already in operation (March 4, 1789).
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∙ 10y ago9 States to ratified to make the Constitution the law.
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∙ 12y agoSeven states
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∙ 8y agoAll thirteen of them had to agree to it.
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∙ 14y ago9
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How many states needed to approve the constitution for it become official?
9 states are needed to ratify the constitution
How many states were needed to ratify the constitution and why?
9 states were needed to ratify the Constitution
How many states were required to ratify the the US Constitution?
Two-thirds of the states needed to ratify the US Constitution for it to become law. This meant 9 states were needed. However, all 13 of the original states did ratify the Constitution with Rhode Island being the last one in 1790.
How many states were needed to ratify the constitution before it become a law?
9 states
How many votes where needed from states to ratify constitution?
2/3rds of votes were needed
What fraction of the states had to ratify the US Constitution?
Two-thirds (66.6%) of the 13 states were needed to ratify the Constitution. That meant 9 states but all 13 states ratified it with Rhode Island being the last one in 1790.
What did the states need to do to accept the constitution?
They needed to have 9 out of 13 states ratify the constitution.
How many states needed to the ratify the constitution?
nine states ratified
How man states were needed before the constitution could take effect?
9 out of 13 states were needed to ratify the constitution
How many states were needed to ratify the constitution in the first pace?
12 states
Why was the states that ratified the constitution after South Carolina important?
South Carolina was the 8th state to ratify the Constitution. For the Constitution to go into effect, they needed 9 out of 13 states to ratify. The state after South Carolina would be the ninth state.
How many states are needed to ratify a constitutional amendment?
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.
