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No. According to Article 7, the Constitution was considered ratified when 9 states (2/3 of the 13) had approved it. The last 2 states, North Carolina and Rhode Island, ratified the Constitution in late 1789 and in 1790, after the proposition of the Bill of Rights in September, 1789.
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What was done by nine states before the constitution could go into effect?
At least 9 of the thirteen had to approve it.
Last 2 states to ratify?
The Constitution was ratified by all 13 colonies. The last two states to ratify it were North Carolina and Rhode Island.
Which of the following best describes the new constitution ratified by all but two states between 1787 and 1790?
It is the supreme law of the land in the U.S.
Has the constitution always guided your country?
No, originally the nation functioned under the Continental Congress and the Articles of Confederation. But after 11 years under the Articles, the U.S. Constitution was written, agreed to, and ratified by nine states (all eventually ratified but only nine were needed to have it take effect). On September 13, 1788, the Continental Congress proclaimed that the Constitution had been properly ratified and it ordered the new government to convene on March 4, 1789
What institution decides when an amendment to constitution should be proposed?
Whenever 2/3 of the House of Representatives agree. Article 5
