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What prevented the new US government from going into effect as soon as the first nine states had ratified the plan?
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∙ 8y ago
The US government could not have suddenly sprung into action when the ninth state ratified the Constitution. It was just a practical impossibility, because news of the ratification had to be transmitted by whichever state was ninth to Congress. This took several days because there was no instant communication at that time. Congress fixed the date of March 4, 1789 as the date the new government would start when it sent the new Constitution out to be ratified. This way all states knew there was a deadline and could prepare for the change in government.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 12y agoBecause the new Government did not exist yet. A Congress and a President had to be selected in accordanace with the procedures set forth in the New Constitution. The States had to be notified of the final ratification and then had to conduct elections for the initial members of the House, Senate, and Electoral College.
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∙ 11y agoThey didn't have the support of the two largest states which were New York and Virgina because they didn't ratified yet, both of those states also had a strong Antifederalist groups.
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What year were The Articles of Confederation finally ratified that stated that the new central government would not go into effect until all thirteen states accepted the proposal?
The Articles were ratified in 1781.
What was done by nine states before the constitution could go into effect?
At least 9 of the thirteen had to approve it.
What was the year the United States constitution was ratified by enough states to put it into effect?
three-fourths of the states had to ratify the constitution for it to take effect.
Who got the 27th amendment ratified?
Amendments are ratified by the states and by the states alone. The federal government has no say, no appeals and no veto.
The articles of the confederation went into effect in 1781 after all thirteen states?
ratified them
The Constitution was to go into effect after it had been ratified by?
The US constitution was ratified by the governments of the original 13 colonies. The remaining 37 states of the union implicity ratified the constitution just by applying to join the existing union./nine states
The articles of confederation stated that the new central government would not go to effect until all thirteen states accepted the proposal. The articles were finally ratified in?
March of 1781.
Why was the United States constitution ratified?
The United States Constitution was ratified in order to establish a federal government with specified powers as well as conducting relations with foreign governments.
What Did of the constitution was needed before it was put in effect?
It needed to be ratified by 9 of 13 states.
Which states ratified the constitution after it went into effect?
new york and new jersey
How many state needed to approve the Constitution for it to take effect?
When the US Constitution was revised it would not be ratified (go into effect) unless 9 states approved it and accepted it.
How are new amendments ratified?
New amendments are ratified by the people as they are represented by their states. Three fourths of the states must ratify an amendment in order for it to take effect. No group or individual has any veto power over the ratification of an amendment by the states. Amendments can be initiated by the government, as have all the amendments ratified so far. Less known is the fact that the states themselves, according to the Constitution, can initiate amendments independent of government. In this case, the government's only involvement is to instruct the states whether they can ratify amendments through state legislatures, or by state conventions. There is no appeal when the states ratify an amendment. The only authority that can enact an amendment or repeal one is The People.
