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Article 7 of the Constitution was written to state that nine of the thirteen states had to ratify, or approve, the Constitution before it could go into effect.
According to Article VII of the United States Constitution, a minimum of nine states had to ratify the Constitution in order for it to become the law of the land. This ratification process was crucial for the establishment of the new government outlined in the Constitution. Once the required number of states ratified the Constitution, it was officially adopted and went into effect.
Article VII of the US Constitution addresses this: "The ratification of the conventions of nine states, shall be sufficient for the establishment of this Constitution between the states so ratifying the same."
The original US Constitution, including Article I, was created on 17 September 1787 and ratified 21 June 1788. So it officially took effect on 21 June 1788. Article I describes the legislative branch and its powers.
Article seven describes the process by which the Constitution was ratified and took effect
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Article Seven of the United States Constitution describes how many state ratifications are necessary for the Constitution to take effect.
The first Missouri Constitution was written in 1820 and went into effect that same year. The current Missouri Constitution was adopted and went into effect in 1945.
The United States Constitution was adopted in 1787.
Article 7 of the Constitution was written to state that nine of the thirteen states had to ratify, or approve, the Constitution before it could go into effect.
The Indian Constitution was adopted on 26th November 1949 & came into effect on 26th January 1950.
It was written, not wrote, in 1948; adopted in 1949; and went into effect in 1950.
According to Article VII of the United States Constitution, a minimum of nine states had to ratify the Constitution in order for it to become the law of the land. This ratification process was crucial for the establishment of the new government outlined in the Constitution. Once the required number of states ratified the Constitution, it was officially adopted and went into effect.
Article Seven of the United States Constitutionsets the number of state ratifications necessary in order for the Constitution to take effect and prescribes the method through which the states may ratify it.
Article VII of the US Constitution outlines final ratification guidelines. It says that only nine states must ratify in order to take effect on all states.
Article VII of the US Constitution addresses this: "The ratification of the conventions of nine states, shall be sufficient for the establishment of this Constitution between the states so ratifying the same."