38, or 3/4 of the states must approve of the amendment before it can me added to the Constitution. This process does not have to happen simultaneously. It's typically for the process to take several months or even years. As soon as the criteria is reached, the amendment passes. Four amendments, some as far back as 1789 are still technically pending approval.
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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.
C. Many states we’re not ready to ratify the constitution.
It currently requires 3/4ths or 38, not 34, states to ratify an amendment to the United States Constitution.
9 states were needed to ratify the Constitution
Three-fourths (38) of the states must ratify an amendment in order to add it to the Constitution.
it took 9 states to ratify the Constitution
An amendment to the US Constitution requires three-fourths of the states to ratify it before it becomes law. Three-fourths of 50 equals 38 (rounded up from 37.5).
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.
C. Many states we’re not ready to ratify the constitution.
In the Constitution it says that 3/4 of the States have to agree to ratify an amendment."....when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States..."
9 out of the 13 states/colonies had to ratify the Constitution to make it official.