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Is it true or false six states had to approve the constitution before it was effective?
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∙ 10y ago
Technically both.
Under the Articles of Confederation, the governing document before the Constitution, all thirteen states had to approve any amendments. The Constitutional Convention was convened to change the Articles, and technically should have required all 13 states to sign off on any changes. As the Convention progressed, the delegates opted to come up with a new Constitution rather than change the Articles.
Under the Constitution, only 9 of 13 states had to ratify it. Once New Hampshire approved it, the Constitution took effect under its own terms, yet contrary to the Articles. Eventually, Rhode Island ratified the Constitution, but not until 1790, well after the new government was operating. A good argument can be made that the government was operating illegally until then.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 11y agoFalse
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How many states were needed to approve the proposed constitution before it would take effect?
Article VII of the US Constitution required 9 states to ratify it before it became effective.
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.
What fraction of states must approve an amendment to the Constitution?
3/4 of the states must approve it before it becomes part of the constitution.
How many states have to approve the constitution before me it becomes a law?
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.
What fraction of the states had to approve the Constitution before it became the law of the land?
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..
Six states had to approve the constitutions before it was effective?
It is False
How many states approve an amendment before the constitution can be ratified?
38
How many states had to approve the Constitution before it went into affect?
at least 9 states had to agree
How many states must approve an amendment before the Constitution can be ratified?
38
How many states approved to the Constitution to make it the law of the land?
it had to be nine states to approve the constitution before it became a law HI
Number of states needed to approve the constitution?
They needed at least 9 of the 13 states to ratify the Constitution before it became official.
Changes did the states want before they would approve the Constitution?
Protection for citizens' rights(APEX)
