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Gutzman, Kevin., "The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions Reconsidered: 'An Appeal to the _Real Laws_ of Our Country,'" Journal of Southern History 66 (2000), 473–96. Koch, Adrienne; Harry Ammon (1948). "The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions: An Episode in Jefferson's and Madison's Defense of Civil Liberties". The William and Mary Quarterly. 5 ...
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.
Virginia Bill of Rights November 14, 1788: AC V.1 258-259 (II) 2004 New York Bill of Rights February 5, 1789: AC V.1 282 Text (II) Georgia Clarify Amendment X December 12, 1832: J HR V22.2 270-271: II 2004: South Carolina Clarify Amendment X December 19, 1832: J HR V22.2 219-220: II 2004: Alabama Limitation on Tariffs January 12, 1833: J HR V22 ...
The amendment was drafted so that it did not apply to the then-current holder of the office (Brereton Jones), which meant that the first Governor to which the amendment applied was elected in 1995 (Paul Patton). The 1992 amendments to Kentucky's Constitution significantly changed the office of Lieutenant Governor.
The United States Bill of Rights comprises the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.Proposed following the often bitter 1787–88 debate over the ratification of the Constitution and written to address the objections raised by Anti-Federalists, the Bill of Rights amendments add to the Constitution specific guarantees of personal freedoms and rights, clear limitations on the ...
Not only did all of Kentucky's counties vote "no" on the amendment, but most did so by a significant margin. The amendment’s most resounding defeat came in Robertson County in Northern Kentucky ...
On Tuesday, Kentucky voters will decide the fate of two constitutional amendments appearing on this year’s ballot. One would change nothing, while the other would potentially change everything ...
A controversial constitutional amendment that had the power to drastically reshape Kentucky's education landscape has failed, with 65% of voters casting their ballots against the measure. The ...