Question

choose the best answer.
under the articles, new laws needed the approval of ____ states.
○ 11
○ 7
○ 9

Explanation:

This refers to the Articles of Confederation, the first U.S. governing document. It required unanimous approval (all 13 states) for new laws, but since 13 is not listed, the intended correct option here is likely a misrepresentation, but historically, the key rule was that any amendment or new law needed all states' consent. However, among the given options, if we assume a typo, the standard fact is that the Articles required 9 states for some actions, but new laws/amendments needed all 13. But given the options provided, the most historically aligned intended answer for law passage under the Articles (if the question has a wording error) is that 9 states were needed for most legislative actions, while amendments needed 13. Since 13 is not present, the likely intended answer is 9.

Answer:

○ 9