13 colonies/states have to sign/ratify the Constitution.
3/4 of the states must approve it before it becomes part of the constitution.
In speaking about the US Constitution, the amendments in the Bill of Rights were meant to guarantee that the Federal government did nothing to subvert the rights of citizens and of the US States.
Nine of the thirteen states had to approve the Article of Confederation.
3/4 of the states need to approve an ammendment.
3/4 must approve so for now about 38 states
Two thirds of the states must approve a change to the Constitution before it can go into effect. Since there are currently 50 states, 34 of them must approve any amendment.
Ratify
3/4 of the states must approve it before it becomes part of the constitution.
2/3 of the states had to approve it before the Constitution became the law of the land. But even then it was only the law of the land for the states that had ratified it..
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The legislative branch. If two-thirds of both the Senate and the House approve the amendment, and two-thirds of the states approve it, it becomes law regardless of the President's influence.
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at least 9 states had to agree
For the Articles of Confederation to be ratified, all 13 states needed to approve the document. This requirement ensured that every state had a say in the new framework of government. However, for Congress to take certain actions or make amendments, a supermajority of nine states was typically required.
In speaking about the US Constitution, the amendments in the Bill of Rights were meant to guarantee that the Federal government did nothing to subvert the rights of citizens and of the US States.
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States Needed to Ask for a ConventionThree-fourths of the states are needed in order to ask for a convention to propose new amendments.