At least 9 of the thirteen had to approve it.
3/4 of state legislatures :D
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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Article VII of the US Constitution addresses this: "The ratification of the conventions of nine states, shall be sufficient for the establishment of this Constitution between the states so ratifying the same."
At least 9 of the thirteen had to approve it.
the answer is 9
In 1790 eleven states raitfied the constitution so that it could take effect. It took ten months for them to get eleven states to actually raitfy the constitution.
9 apex/
9 out of 13 states were needed to ratify the constitution
9 out of 13
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.
Congress had trouble passing the constitution because they needed a vote from the 9 of the 13 states.
3/4 of state legislatures :D
the delegates from the states were arguing and could not agree
The Ratification of the Conventions of nine States shall be sufficient for the Establishment of this Constitution between the States so ratifying the same.
Russia and the United States could not agree on other questions.