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Article VII of the US Constitution required 9 states to ratify it before it became effective.
The first 13 states ratified the Constitution. As new states were added, they had to agree to be a part of the Constitution but did not ratify it.
The Federalists wished to ratify the constitution and give more power to a strong central federal government. Anti-Federalists wished to delegate more power to the states and did not wish to ratify the constitution without modification.
All 13 states had to ratify the US Constitution for it to take effect.
9 states were needed to ratify the Constitution
2/3rds of votes were needed
9 states are needed to ratify the constitution
They needed to have 9 out of 13 states ratify the constitution.
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9 out of 13 states were needed to ratify the constitution
Two-thirds of the states needed to ratify the US Constitution for it to become law. This meant 9 states were needed. However, all 13 of the original states did ratify the Constitution with Rhode Island being the last one in 1790.
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South Carolina was the 8th state to ratify the Constitution. For the Constitution to go into effect, they needed 9 out of 13 states to ratify. The state after South Carolina would be the ninth state.
AnswerAccording to Article V of the US Constitution, 3/4 of the states are needed to ratify a Constitutional amendment. As there are currently 50 states, 38 states are needed to do this.
They needed at least 9 of the 13 states to ratify the Constitution before it became official.
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