While the Articles of Confederation Required All 13 States to Ratify

question 21

Multiple Choice

While the Articles of Confederation required all 13 states to ratify an amendment, how was the new Constitution designed to be ratified?

• A) Only half of the states were needed to ratify the new Constitution.
• B) The new Constitution was meant to be ratified by popular vote.
• C) Three-fourths of the states were needed to ratify the new Constitution.
• D) Only nine out of 13 states were needed to ratify the new Constitution.

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