For a law to be passed in Congress it needs majority support of the House of Representatives (which is made up of 435 members from districts of similar size) and majority support in the Senate (each state is allocated two members, regardless of population so 100 Senators in total). It also needs to be signed by the President.
You may be thinking of a constitutional amendment, which does need support a certain number of states.
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All laws must agree with the United States Constitution. If a law does not abide by the constitution, it can be challenged by the Supreme court.
because it was voted on by the people to know if a law should be made and if the states agree on it.
Two-thirds ( 67 ) of the Senators must agree in order to pass a proposed amendment . (2/3 of House are also required and once an amendment is passed, 3/4 of the states must ratify it before it becomes law.)
In the United States, when a bill that has been approved by both Houses of Congress, it is sent to the President. Thus a bill can become a law when the President signs it into law.
None, according to the constitution states are free to govern themselves however they want and can chose what laws they want to set into place and what not
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9 of the 13 states
13 states.
It was hard to get laws passed under the Articles of Confederation because to enact a law, 9 out of 13 states needed to agree (B). This requirement made it challenging to achieve consensus among the states, often leading to gridlock and inaction. Additionally, the lack of a strong central authority meant that there was no executive power to enforce laws or facilitate cooperation among the states.
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All 13 states had to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
Requiring unanimous consent and 9 out of 13 states to pass a law can lead to gridlock and difficulty in making decisions, as it may be challenging to get all states to agree on a single issue. This can slow down the legislative process and make it harder to address important issues efficiently.
The Articles of Confederation had two main weaknesses. First, in order to increase taxes, twelve out of 13 states needed to agree. Second, in order to change the constitution or even pass a law, all 13 states needed to agree. It was difficult to accomplish a lot.
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