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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.
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 ...
Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution; Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution; Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution; Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution; Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution; Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution; Eighteenth ...
A constitutional amendment is a modification of the constitution of a polity, organization or other type of entity.Amendments are often interwoven into the relevant sections of an existing constitution, directly altering the text.
Legislatively-referred amendment: Amendment E: Would change male-oriented language in state constitution to gender-neutral language. This amendment failed [ 161 ] Legislatively-referred amendment: Amendment H : Would create a top-two styled primary system in elections for governor, state legislature, a county office, US Senate and the US House ...
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.
Fact Check: Amendment 3 contains a line that some critics have interpreted to mean it would nullify all future lawsuits related to reproductive care, including malpractice related to abortion ...
National Constitution Center: “The Second Amendment” Gallup : “Support for Stricter U.S. Gun Laws at Lowest Level Since 2016” World Population Review : “Strictest Gun Laws by State 2021”