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The only amendment to be ratified through this method thus far is the Twenty-first Amendment in 1933. That amendment is also the only one that explicitly repeals an earlier one, the Eighteenth Amendment (ratified in 1919), establishing the prohibition of alcohol. [4] Congress has also enacted statutes governing the constitutional amendment process.
Among these, Amendments 1–10 are collectively known as the Bill of Rights, and Amendments 13–15 are known as the Reconstruction Amendments. Excluding the Twenty-seventh Amendment , which was pending before the states for 202 years, 225 days, the longest pending amendment that was successfully ratified was the Twenty-second Amendment , which ...
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 ...
§3°. A Constitutional amendment shall be promulgated by the Executive Committees of the Chamber of Deputies and Federal Senate, taking the next sequential number. §4°. No proposed constitutional amendment shall be considered that is aimed at abolishing the following: I. the federalist form of the National Government; II.
The United States Constitution and its amendments comprise hundreds of clauses which outline the functioning of the United States Federal Government, the political relationship between the states and the national government, and affect how the United States federal court system interprets the law. When a particular clause becomes an important ...
This includes specific amendments to constitutions, such as the United States Constitution, or it may include theoretical, legal, or procedural aspects of amending a constitution. Subcategories This category has the following 13 subcategories, out of 13 total.
October 12, 1971 – The House of Representatives passes the ERA. [1] The vote is 354 in favor and 24 opposed. [3] March 22, 1972 – The Senate passes the ERA. This version of the amendment reads: Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. [2]
Unratified amendments to the United States Constitution (1 C, 6 P) Pages in category "Amendments to the United States Constitution" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total.