It is False
Protection for citizens' rights(APEX)
Southern states would not approve it.
Article VII of the US Constitution required 9 states to ratify it before it became effective.
New York and Virginia
Territories had constitutions that had to be approved by congress while states did not have to have their constitutions approved. Before a territory could enter the Union they needed to draft an acceptable state constitution.
Two thirds of the states must approve a change to the Constitution before it can go into effect. Since there are currently 50 states, 34 of them must approve any amendment.
3/4 of the states must approve it before it becomes part of the constitution.
2/3 of the states had to approve it before the Constitution became the law of the land. But even then it was only the law of the land for the states that had ratified it..
Territories had constitutions that had to be approved by congress while states did not have to have their constitutions approved. Before a territory could enter the Union they needed to draft an acceptable state constitution.
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Article VII of the US Constitution required 9 states to ratify the Constitution for it to be effective.
at least 9 states had to agree