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After the constitutional convention each individual state had to vote to ratify it. When congress convened in 1789, not all states had ratified it yet.
  • What might happen if some states never ratified the constitution?
  • What would their standing be with the new government?
  • Do these states simply do whatever they want regardless of the actions taken by the federal government?
  • Do these states that don't ratify the constitution still follow the Articles of confederation, and if so, does this essentially create 2 central governments?
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