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How many states needed to ratify the US constitution before it would go into effect?

9 states


What did the framers need to do before some of the states would agree to ratify the Constitution?

add the bill of rights


What did the anti federalist want before they would ratify the constitution?

Congress was unable to calm issues of the states


What did the framers need to before some of the states would agree to ratify the constitution?

add the Bill of Rights


What did the farmers need to do before some of the states would agree to ratify the constitution?

Add to the bill of rights


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 does take to ratify an amendment?

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.


If you were a member of a state legislature what would you need to do to get an amendment ratified?

Three-fourths of the states must ratify (approve) an amendment before it becomes part of the Constitution.


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 had to ratify the new plan of government in order for constitution to go into effort?

Three quarters of the States would need to ratify the result of a new Constitutional Convention.


Before states agreed to ratify The Constitution what did they want added to the constitution?

The Bill of Rights. An early demand of most Anti-Federalists, the Bill of Rights soothed fears that the Constitution would impede upon individual liberties. (Take note that the Bill of Rights is not a physical "document" per se, but consists of the first 10 amendments to the United States constitution.


How many state legislatures need to ratify an amendment?

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.