True they were not able to keep up with things
<span>Assuming that this is referring to the same passage of the Declaration that was posted before with this question, <span>the correct response would be "the Enlightenment" (specifically John Locke) since he is referencing the "social contract" that exists between people and the government. </span></span><span />
Article VII stipulated that nine states had to ratify the Constitution for it to go into effect.
