U.S. Const., Art. VII:
"The Ratification of the Conventions of nine States, shall be sufficient for the Establishment of this Constitution between the States so ratifying the Same."
This clause provided for the original specifics as to State ratification of it.
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Article VII (7) of the U.S. Constitution explains the power of Ratification. It states that the Powers of the Constitution would not go into effect until atleast 9 states had ratified it (placed it into power). It also mentions that it only applies to states that have ratified it.
Article. VII. - Ratification=The Ratification of the Conventions of nine States, shall be sufficient for the Establishment of this Constitution between the States so ratifying the Same.==Done in Convention by the Unanimous Consent of the States present the Seventeenth Day of September in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Eighty seven and of the Independence of the United States of America the Twelfth. In Witness whereof We have hereunto subscribed our Names=
Article 7 of the United States Constitution sets a lower limit for the number of state ratifications required for the constitution to take effect. It reads:
"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 I Legislative Branch
Article II Executive Branch
Article III Judicial Branch
Article IV Relationships Among States
Article V Amending the Constitution
Article VI Supreme Law of the Land
Article VII Ratifying the Constitution
Article 7 of the US Constitution lists the number of state ratifications that were needed for the Constitution to take effect. It also lists how the Constitution can be ratified.
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.
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it was the constitution that was before the one we have today. it didnt work well, so it was revised into the modern constitution by our founding fathers. it was the constitution that was before the one we have today. it didnt work well, so it was revised into the modern constitution by our founding fathers.
The United States Constitution sets up the structure of the U.S. government. It contains 7 articles. The articles are as follows: Article 1-Legislative Power Article 2-Executive Power Article 3-Judicial Power Article 4-States' Powers and Limits Article 5-Amendments Article 6-Federal Power Article 7-Ratification
There is no Article 18 of the US Constitution.