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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.
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Shortly before his death during the congressional debates leading to the Compromise of 1850, John C. Calhoun proposed constitutional amendments requiring an equal number of slave states and free states and creating two co-Presidents from the North and the South which would have to concur on all legislation. [6]
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.
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 .
The proposed amendment along with the method of ratification is sent to the Office of the Federal Register, which copies it in slip law format and submits it to the states. [128] To date, the convention method of proposal has never been tried and the convention method of ratification has only been used once, for the Twenty-first Amendment. [126]
This includes specific amendments to constitutions, such as the United States Constitution, or it may include theoretical, legal, or procedural aspects of amending a constitution. Subcategories This category has the following 13 subcategories, out of 13 total.
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