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."
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.
3/4 of state legislatures :D
Article VII stated that only 9 of the 13 states were required to ratify the Constitution before it went into effect. All 13 eventually did so, but North Carolina (1789) and Rhode Island (1790) did so after the new government had already begun operating.
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Article VII of the US Constitution required 9 states to ratify the Constitution for it to be effective.
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.
3/4 of state legislatures :D
Article VII of the US Constitution required 9 states to ratify it before it became effective.
Article VII stated that only 9 of the 13 states were required to ratify the Constitution before it went into effect. All 13 eventually did so, but North Carolina (1789) and Rhode Island (1790) did so after the new government had already begun operating.
9 out of 13 states were needed to ratify the constitution
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.
The Ratification of the Conventions of nine States shall be sufficient for the Establishment of this Constitution between the States so ratifying the same.
9 out of 13
Article VII of the Constitution required nine of thirteen states to ratify the Constitution for it to become law. In June 1788, New Hampshire became the ninth state. Rhode Island was the last of the states to ratify, in May 1790.
The requirement of ratification by nine states (in order for the Constitution to take effect), set by Article Seven of the Constitution, was met when New Hampshire voted to ratify, on June 21, 1788.
All 13 states had to ratify the US Constitution for it to take effect.