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For the Constitution to become the law of the land, it had to undergo ratification, that is, it had to be voted on and approved by state conventions in at least nine states. As it happens, the Constitution was eventually ratified by all thirteen states, but not until some major political battles had been fought.

ratification the process through which a proposal is formally approved and adopted by vote