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  2. List of amendments to the Constitution of the United States

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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.

  3. Some proposed amendments are introduced over and over again in different sessions of Congress. It is also common for a number of identical resolutions to be offered on issues that have widespread public and congressional support. Since 1789, Congress has sent 33 constitutional amendments to the states for ratification. Of these, 27 have been ...

  4. Constitution of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The average ratification time for the first twenty-six amendments was 1 year, 252 days; for all twenty-seven, 9 years, 48 days. The first ten Amendments introduced were referred to as the Bill of Rights which consists of 10 amendments that were added to the Constitution in 1791, as supporters of the Constitution had promised critics during the ...

  5. This is how many amendments there are in the U.S ... - AOL

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    The First and 27th amendments had very different paths. ... We have had 27 Amendments to the United States Constitution since it was first ratified in 1789.

  6. List of clauses of the United States Constitution - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  7. Opinion: Amendment 1 isn't about protecting elections. It's ...

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    Voting no on Amendment 1 allows us to build a true democracy that is inclusive and welcoming for all. Vote "no" on Amendment 1 to keep Kentucky moving forward in a positive direction for everyone.

  8. All four amendments rejected - AOL

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    Nov. 9—BLUEFIELD — All four constitutional amendments on the West Virginia ballot were well on their way to be rejected by voters late Tuesday night. Amendment 2, Property Tax Modernization ...

  9. Category : Amendments to the United States Constitution

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    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.