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Thirty-three amendments to the Constitution of the United States have been proposed by the United States Congress and sent to the states for ratification since the Constitution was put into operation on March 4, 1789. Twenty-seven of those, having been ratified by the requisite number of states, are part of the Constitution.
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikimedia Commons; Wikiquote; Wikidata item; ... List of amendments to the Constitution of the United States; 0–9.
Parental Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution. The amendment's advocates say that it will allow parents' rights to direct the upbringing of their children, protected from federal interference, and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Amendment was first proposed during the 110th Congress as House Joint ...
This would be the shortest amendment in our Constitution, 13 words: “The Supreme Court of the United States shall be composed of nine Justices.” That is the language of the proposed “Keep ...
List of constitutional amendments. Amendments to the Constitution of Bangladesh; Constitutional amendments under the French Fifth Republic; List of amendments of the Constitution of India; Amendments to the Constitution of Ireland; List of amendments to the Constitution of Malaysia; Amendments to the Constitution of Pakistan; List of amendments ...
The Constitution includes four sections: an introductory paragraph titled Preamble, a list of seven Articles that define the government's framework, an untitled closing endorsement with the signatures of 39 framers, and 27 amendments that have been adopted under Article V (see below).
25th Amendment was proposed to address issues of vacancy and temporary incapacity to serve as U.S. president. This is part of a Constitution series.
The “Living Constitution” theory says its meaning, if not its text, must change to meet the needs of society, while “Originalists” argue that it should be interpreted in light of what it ...