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

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   Thirty-three amendments to the Constitution of the United States have been proposed by the United States Congress and sent to the states for ratification since the Constitution was put into operation on March 4, 1789. Twenty-seven of those, having been ratified by the requisite number of states, are part of the Constitution.

3. Twenty-seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution

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   What would become the Twenty-seventh Amendment was listed second among the 12 proposals sent on September 25, 1789, to the states for their consideration. Ten of these, numbers 3–12, were ratified 27 months later and are known as the Bill of Rights.

4. 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.

5. List of proposed amendments to the Constitution of the United ...

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   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 ...

6. Opinion: It took 200 years for the 27th Amendment to be ... - AOL

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   Former Tennessee Attorney General Paul G. Summers writes this regular civics education guest opinion column about the U.S. Constitution.

7. The U.S. Constitution's 27th and most recent amendment ... - AOL

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   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.

8. Constitution of the United States - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

9. 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 ...