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9 out of the 13 states/colonies had to ratify the Constitution to make it official.

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Number of states that had to ratify the constitution to make it law of the land?

9


Rule requiring that nine states ratify the constitution to make it a working document?

The rule requiring that nine states ratify the constitution to make it a working document is the Fourth Amendment to the US constitution. It was tabled before Congress in 1789.


How many states needed to ratify the constitution to make it go into effect?

9 out of the 13 states


What proportion of the states’ legislatures must ratify an amendment to make it part of the Constitution?

Three/ fourths


How are constitution and ratify alike?

Ratify is what is necessary to change or make a new amendment to the constitution. If 2/3rds of the states vote to accept the amendment, the amendment passes and is changed or added to the constitutional amendments.


How many states are needed to make up 3 4ths majority that can ratify an amendment?

It currently requires 3/4ths or 38, not 34, states to ratify an amendment to the United States Constitution.


What did it take the make constitution official?

The approval of nine states


How many states had to ratify the constitution for it to be approved?

Only nine of the thirteen states had to vote to ratify or approve the United States Constitution. All thirteen states ultimately ratified the document that replaced the Articles of Confederation. On June 21, 1788 New Hampshire was the ninth state to ratify the Constitution and by May 20, 1790 with Rhode Island being the last state, all thirteen states approved ratification.


What was finally added to the constitution to make all 13 states ratify?

The Bill of Rights (ie the first ten ammendments to The Constitution)


Why was it important for all 13 states to ratify the constitution?

to make sure that every state agreed to the gov't they were going to follow


How many states were required to ratify the Constitution to make it a binding document for the new nation?

Ratification needed a 2/3 majority, or 9 states.


Why it so difficult to make an amendment to the Constitution?

Because 2/3 of the 50 states must ratify the amendment for it to become law.