the people wanted a bill protecting their rights and liberty
9 states
add the bill of rights
Congress was unable to calm issues of the states
add the Bill of Rights
Add to the bill of rights
Article VII of the US Constitution required 9 states to ratify it before it became effective.
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.
Three-fourths of the states must ratify (approve) an amendment before it becomes part of the Constitution.
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.
Three quarters of the States would need to ratify the result of a new Constitutional Convention.
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.
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.