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

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    Article Five of the United States Constitution details the two-step process for amending the nation's plan of government. Amendments must be properly proposed and ratified before becoming operative. This process was designed to strike a balance between the excesses of constant change and inflexibility. [1]

  3. Amending the United States Constitution is a two-step process. Proposals to amend it must be properly adopted and ratified before becoming operative. A proposed amendment may be adopted and sent to the states for ratification by either: The United States Congress, whenever a two-thirds majority in both the Senate and the House deem it necessary; or

  4. Constitution of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Reading of the United States Constitution of 1787. The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States. [3] It superseded the Articles of Confederation, the nation's first constitution, on March 4, 1789. Originally including seven articles, the Constitution delineates the frame of the federal government.

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

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    This would be the shortest amendment in our Constitution, 13 words: “The Supreme Court of the United States shall be composed of nine Justices.” That is the language of the proposed “Keep ...

  6. Category : Amendments to the United States Constitution

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    Pages in category "Amendments to the United States Constitution" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .

  7. United States Bill of Rights - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  8. Article Five of the United States Constitution - Wikipedia

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    Thirty-three amendments to the United States Constitution have been approved by the Congress and sent to the states for ratification. Twenty-seven of these amendments have been ratified and are now part of the Constitution. The first ten amendments were adopted and ratified simultaneously and are known collectively as the Bill of Rights. Six ...

  9. What Would It Take to Amend the Constitution? - AOL

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    History, Art & Archives: United States House of Representatives: “The 26th AmendmentConstitution Daily : “How a college term paper led to a constitutional amendment