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How many of the 13 states needed to approve the Constitution before the new government of the US could come into existence?
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∙ 8y ago
You didn't even phrase that as a question, it was a statement with a question mark at the end of it. Did you mean "Did all thirteen COLONIES have to approve the Constitution?" The answer is no, and some did not in time anyway.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 15y agoA tricky question. Yes and No. The irony is that the Constitution prescribed what needed to be done for it to be ratified. Simply put it only required a handful of states to go into affect. So no, not all states, and there were more than 13 at the time. You seem to be forgetting that the "states" were run under the Articles of Confederation before the creation of the US Constitution.
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∙ 8y agoFollowing the Revolutionary War, the United States of America was still governed by the Articles of the Confederation, a document widely recognized for its flaws. To rectify this, the thirteen states called for a Constitutional Convention to draft a new constitution for the fledgling republic. Held in 1787, the convention drafted a constitution. It was put before the individual states to ratify it, with the stipulation that the constitution would go into effect when 9 states (or two-thirds) of the states ratified it.
On December 7th, 1787, Delaware became the first state to ratify the constitution.
On June 21st, 1788, New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify the constitution, thus establishing it.
The last of the thirteen original states to ratify the constitution was the state of Rhode Island, which did so on May 29th, 1790.
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∙ 12y agoArticle VII of the US Constitution provided that it had to be ratified by 9 states before it became effective.
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∙ 14y ago9 out of 13 of the original colonies had to approve.
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How many states were needed to approve the proposed constitution before it would take effect?
Article VII of the US Constitution required 9 states to ratify it before it became effective.
Why did the founding fathers agree to share powers with the states?
The states were in existence before the federal government, and in fact had to ratify the Constitution before it could take effect. Since the states were all essentially sovereign, independent nations, the Founding Fathers could not have done anything without their agreement. In order to get them to accept the Constitution, the state governments of course had to share power with a limited federal government; otherwise they would never have ratified the Constitution, and the United States would not exist.
What had to happen before the constitution went into effect?
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 phrase life liberty and the pursuit of happiness originated in the Constitution?
The Constitution does not contain the phrase. It originated from the Declaration of Independence-- written well before the U.S. Constitution, but not included in the Constitution.
What was happening in the US during Confederation in Canada?
The American Civil War: it ended just before Canada came into existence; however, it probably served as a warning to the authors of confederation about the importance of having a strong central government.
What does ratifying the constitution mean?
Ratifying means it was signed into approval, making it officially valid. Federations usually require support of federal government and a certain percentage of the constituent government for amendments to the constitution to take effect.
What fraction of states must approve an amendment to the Constitution?
3/4 of the states must approve it before it becomes part of the constitution.
How many states have to approve the constitution before me it becomes a law?
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.
How many states approve an amendment before the constitution can be ratified?
38
What fraction of the states had to approve the Constitution before it became the law of the land?
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..
How many states must approve an amendment before the Constitution can be ratified?
38
Currently how many state's must approve an amendment before the constitution can be ratified?
38
What did many people want added to the constitution before they would approve?
A bill of rights
How many states approved to the Constitution to make it the law of the land?
it had to be nine states to approve the constitution before it became a law HI
How many states had to approve the Constitution before it went into affect?
at least 9 states had to agree
What change did the state want before they would approve the constitution?
Protection for citizens' rights(APEX)
Changes did the states want before they would approve the Constitution?
Protection for citizens' rights(APEX)
