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The first ten amendments were adopted and ratified simultaneously and are known collectively as the Bill of Rights. The 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments are collectively known as the Reconstruction Amendments. Six amendments adopted by Congress and sent to the states have not been ratified by the required number of states.
The Twenty-seventh Amendment (Amendment XXVII, also known as the Congressional Compensation Act of 1789) [1] to the United States Constitution states that any law that increases or decreases the salary of members of Congress may take effect only after the next election of the House of Representatives has occurred.
Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland (2004), which abolished Irish citizenship by birth Constitution (Amendment No. 27) Act 1936 , which amended the Constitution of the Irish Free State so as to abolish the office of Governor-General, and removed all direct references to the King
The second way to propose an amendment is by two-thirds “…of the several States,” which “…call a Convention for proposing Amendments….” The first process is by far the more popular.
Congress can pass a bill that varies the pay of representatives and senators, but it cannot take effect until an election for the U.S. House.
Former Tennessee Attorney General Paul G. Summers writes this regular civics education guest opinion column about the U.S. Constitution.
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 ...
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.