▁convention ▁itself . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 7 8 8 , ▁the ▁constitution ▁had ▁been ▁rat ified ▁by ▁the ▁minimum ▁of ▁nine ▁states ▁required ▁under ▁Article ▁VII . ▁ ▁Tow ards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁July , ▁and ▁with ▁eleven ▁states ▁then ▁having ▁rat ified , ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁organ izing ▁the ▁new ▁government ▁began . ▁ ▁The ▁Cont inental ▁Congress , ▁which ▁still ▁function ed ▁at ▁irregular ▁intervals , ▁passed ▁a ▁resolution ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 7 8 8 , ▁to ▁put ▁the ▁new ▁Constitution ▁into ▁operation ▁with ▁the ▁eleven ▁states ▁that ▁had ▁then ▁rat ified ▁it . ▁The ▁federal ▁government ▁began ▁operations ▁under ▁the ▁new ▁form ▁of ▁government ▁on ▁March ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 7 8 9 . ▁However , ▁the ▁initial ▁meeting ▁of ▁each ▁chamber ▁of ▁Congress ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁adj ourn ed ▁due ▁to ▁lack ▁of ▁a ▁qu orum . ▁George ▁Washington ▁was ▁inaugur ated ▁as ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁first ▁president ▁ ▁weeks ▁later , ▁on ▁April ▁ 3 0 . ▁The ▁final ▁two ▁states , ▁North ▁Carolina ▁and ▁Rh ode ▁Island , ▁both ▁subsequently ▁rat ified ▁the ▁Constitution Nov ember ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 7 8 9 , ▁and ▁May ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 7 9 0 , ▁respectively . ▁ ▁In flu ences ▁ ▁Several ▁ideas ▁in ▁the ▁Constitution ▁were ▁new . ▁These ▁were ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁combination ▁of ▁cons olid ated ▁government ▁along ▁with ▁federal ▁relationships ▁with ▁constitu ent ▁states . ▁