The Us Constitution could not go into effect until it was ratified by (number) states.

As dictated by Article VII, the document would not become binding until it was ratified by nine of the 13 states.On September 25, 1789, the first Congress of the United States adopted 12 amendments to the U.S. Constitution—the Bill of Rights—and sent them to the states for ratification.

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