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Continuance of those blessings to us and our posterity, do, for the more. Affirmation that he will support the Constitution and laws of the United States and the.
- The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States. The Constitution, originally comprising seven articles, delineates the national frame of government.
- We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
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Thirty-three amendments to the United States Constitution 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 these, having been ratified by the requisite number of states, are part of the Constitution. The first ten amendments were adopted and ratified simultaneously and are known collectively as the Bill of Rights. Six amendments adopted by Congress and sent to the states have not been ratified by the required number of states. Four of these amendments are still technically open and pending, one is closed and has failed by its own terms, and one is closed and has failed by the terms of the resolution proposing it. All 33 amendments are listed and detailed in the tables below.
Article Five of the United States Constitution details the two-step process for amending the nation's frame 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]
An amendment may be proposed and sent to the states for ratification by either:Amendments Of The Us Constitution Pdf
- The United States Congress, whenever a two-thirds majority in both the Senate and the House of Representatives deem it necessary;
- or
- A national convention, called by Congress for this purpose, on the application of the legislatures of two-thirds (currently 34) of the states..[2][3]
- The legislatures of three-fourths (currently 38) of the states, within the stipulated time period if one is set;
- or
- State ratifying conventions in three-fourths (currently 38) of the states, within the stipulated time period if one is set.[2][3]
Approximately 11,770 proposals to amend the Constitution have been introduced in Congress since 1789 (as of January 3, 2019).[5] Collectively, members of the House and Senate typically propose around 200 amendments during each two–year term of Congress.[6] Most, however, never get out of the Congressional committees in which they were proposed, and only a fraction of those that do receive enough support to win Congressional approval to go through the constitutional ratification process.Beginning in the early 20th century, Congress has usually, but not always, stipulated that an amendment must be ratified by the required number of states within seven years from the date of its submission to the states in order to become part of the Constitution. Congress' authority to set ratification deadline was affirmed by the United States Supreme Court in Coleman v. Miller, 307U.S.433 (1939).
- 1Ratified amendments
- 2Unratified amendments
Ratified amendments[edit]
Synopsis of each ratified amendment[edit]
| No. | Subject[7] | Ratification[8][9] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submitted | Completed | Time span | ||
| 1st | Prohibits Congress from making any law respecting an establishment of religion, impeding the free exercise of religion, abridging the freedom of speech, infringing on the freedom of the press, interfering with the right to peaceably assemble or prohibiting the right to petition the government | September 25, 1789 | December 15, 1791 | 2 years, 81 days |
| 2nd | Protects the right to keep and bear arms | September 25, 1789 | December 15, 1791 | 2 years, 81 days |
| 3rd | Places restrictions on the quartering of soldiers in private homes | September 25, 1789 | December 15, 1791 | 2 years, 81 days |
| 4th | Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures and sets out requirements for search warrants based on probable cause | September 25, 1789 | December 15, 1791 | 2 years, 81 days |
| 5th | Sets out rules for indictment by grand jury and eminent domain, protects the right to due process, and prohibits self-incrimination and double jeopardy | September 25, 1789 | December 15, 1791 | 2 years, 81 days |
| 6th | Protects the right to a fair and speedypublictrial by jury, including the rights to be notified of the accusations, to confront the accuser, to obtain witnesses and to retain counsel | September 25, 1789 | December 15, 1791 | 2 years, 81 days |
| 7th | Provides for the right to trial by jury in certain civil cases, according to common law | September 25, 1789 | December 15, 1791 | 2 years, 81 days |
| 8th | Prohibits excessive fines and excessive bail, as well as cruel and unusual punishment | September 25, 1789 | December 15, 1791 | 2 years, 81 days |
| 9th | Protects rights not enumerated in the Constitution | September 25, 1789 | December 15, 1791 | 2 years, 81 days |
| 10th | Reinforces the principle of federalism by stating that the federal government possesses only those powers delegated to it by the states or the people through the Constitution | September 25, 1789 | December 15, 1791 | 2 years, 81 days |
| 11th | Makes states immune from suits from out-of-state citizens and foreigners not living within the state borders; lays the foundation for sovereign immunity | March 4, 1794 | February 7, 1795 | 340 days |
| 12th | Revises presidential election procedures by having the president and vice president elected together as opposed to the vice president being the runner up in the presidential election | December 9, 1803 | June 15, 1804 | 189 days |
| 13th | Abolishes slavery, and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime | January 31, 1865 | December 6, 1865 | 309 days |
| 14th | Defines citizenship, contains the Privileges or Immunities Clause, the Due Process Clause, the Equal Protection Clause, and deals with post–Civil War issues | June 13, 1866 | July 9, 1868 | 2 years, 26 days |
| 15th | Prohibits the denial of the right to vote based on race, color or previous condition of servitude | February 26, 1869 | February 3, 1870 | 342 days |
| 16th | Permits Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the various states or basing it on the United States Census | July 12, 1909 | February 3, 1913 | 3 years, 206 days |
| 17th | Establishes the direct election of United States Senators by popular vote | May 13, 1912 | April 8, 1913 | 330 days |
| 18th | Prohibited the manufacturing or sale of alcohol within the United States (Repealed December 5, 1933, via the 21st Amendment) | December 18, 1917 | January 16, 1919 | 1 year, 29 days |
| 19th | Prohibits the denial of the right to vote based on sex | June 4, 1919 | August 18, 1920 | 1 year, 75 days |
| 20th | Changes the date on which the terms of the president and vice president and of members of Congress end and begin (to January 20 and January 3 respectively) | March 2, 1932 | January 23, 1933 | 327 days |
| 21st | Repeals the 18th Amendment and makes it a federal offense to transport or import intoxicating liquors into U.S. states and territories where such transport or importation is prohibited by the laws of those states and territories | February 20, 1933 | December 5, 1933 | 288 days |
| 22nd | Limits the number of times that a person can be elected president: a person cannot be elected president more than twice, and a person who has served more than two years of a term to which someone else was elected cannot be elected more than once | March 24, 1947 | February 27, 1951 | 3 years, 340 days |
| 23rd | Grants the District of Columbia electors (the number of electors being equal to those of the least populous state) in the Electoral College | June 16, 1960 | March 29, 1961 | 286 days |
| 24th | Prohibits the revocation of voting rights due to the non-payment of a poll tax or any other tax | September 14, 1962 | January 23, 1964 | 1 year, 131 days |
| 25th | Addresses succession to the presidency and establishes procedures both for filling a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, as well as responding to Presidential disabilities | July 6, 1965 | February 10, 1967 | 1 year, 219 days |
| 26th | Prohibits the denial of the right of US citizens, eighteen years of age or older, to vote on account of age | March 23, 1971 | July 1, 1971 | 100 days |
| 27th | Delays laws affecting Congressional salary from taking effect until after the next election of representatives | September 25, 1789 | May 5, 1992 | 202 years, 223 days |
Summation of ratification data for each ratified amendment[edit]
| ' Y ' indicates that state ratified amendment | ||||||||||||||||||
| ' N ' indicates that state rejected amendment | ||||||||||||||||||
| ' Y(‡) ' indicates that state ratified amendment after first rejecting it | ||||||||||||||||||
| ' Y(×) ' indicates that state ratified amendment, later rescinded that ratification, but subsequently re-ratified it | ||||||||||||||||||
| ' — ' indicates that state did not complete action on amendment | ||||||||||||||||||
| ' … ' indicates that amendment was ratified before state joined the Union | ||||||||||||||||||
| State (in order of statehood) | 1–10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware | Y | Y | N | Y(‡) | Y(‡) | Y(‡) | Y | Y(‡) | Y | Y(‡) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Pennsylvania | Y | — | Y | Y | Y | Y | — | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | — |
| New Jersey | Y | — | Y | Y(‡) | Y(×) | Y(‡) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Georgia | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y(‡) | Y | Y | — | Y | Y(‡) | Y | — | Y | — | — | — | Y | Y |
| Connecticut | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Massachusetts | Y | Y | Y(‡) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | — |
| Maryland | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y(‡) | Y(‡) | Y | Y | Y | Y(‡) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| South Carolina | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y(‡) | Y | Y | — | Y | Y(‡) | Y | N | Y | — | — | Y | Y | Y |
| New Hampshire | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y(‡) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Virginia | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y(‡) | Y | N | — | Y | Y(‡) | Y | Y | Y | — | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| New York | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y(×) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | — |
| North Carolina | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y(‡) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | — | Y | — | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Rhode Island | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | — | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Vermont | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Kentucky | … | Y | Y | Y(‡) | Y(‡) | Y(‡) | Y | — | Y | Y | Y | Y | — | — | Y | Y | — | Y |
| Tennessee | … | … | Y | Y | Y | Y(‡) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Ohio | … | … | Y | Y | Y(×) | Y(‡) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Louisiana | … | … | … | Y | Y(‡) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y(‡) | Y | — | Y | — | — | Y | Y | Y |
| Indiana | … | … | … | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Mississippi | … | … | … | Y(‡) | Y | Y | Y | — | Y | Y(‡) | Y | — | Y | — | N | Y | — | — |
| Illinois | … | … | … | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Alabama | … | … | … | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y(‡) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Maine | … | … | … | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Missouri | … | … | … | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Arkansas | … | … | … | Y | Y | Y | Y(‡) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | — | Y | Y | Y |
| Michigan | … | … | … | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Florida | … | … | … | Y | Y | Y | — | — | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | — | Y | Y | — | Y |
| Texas | … | … | … | Y | Y(‡) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | — | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Iowa | … | … | … | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Wisconsin | … | … | … | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| California | … | … | … | Y | Y | Y(‡) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Minnesota | … | … | … | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Oregon | … | … | … | Y | Y(×) | Y(‡) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Kansas | … | … | … | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | — | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| West Virginia | … | … | … | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | — | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Nevada | … | … | … | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | — | Y |
| Nebraska | … | … | … | … | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | — | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Colorado | … | … | … | … | … | … | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| North Dakota | … | … | … | … | … | … | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | — | Y | Y | Y | — | — | Y |
| South Dakota | … | … | … | … | … | … | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | — | Y | Y | Y | — | — | Y |
| Montana | … | … | … | … | … | … | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Washington | … | … | … | … | … | … | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | — | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Idaho | … | … | … | … | … | … | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Wyoming | … | … | … | … | … | … | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | — | Y | Y | Y |
| Utah | … | … | … | … | … | … | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | — | Y |
| Oklahoma | … | … | … | … | … | … | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | — | N | Y | — | Y | Y | Y |
| New Mexico | … | … | … | … | … | … | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | — | Y |
| Arizona | … | … | … | … | … | … | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | — | Y | — | Y | Y | Y |
| Alaska | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Hawaii | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| State (in order of statehood) | 1–10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| Source: [10] | ||||||||||||||||||
Unratified amendments[edit]
Synopsis of each unratified amendment[edit]
| Title | Subject | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Congressional Apportionment Amendment | Would strictly regulate the size of congressional districts for representation in the House of Representatives. | Pending since September 25, 1789 |
| Titles of Nobility Amendment | Would strip citizenship from any United States citizen who accepts a title of nobility from a foreign country. | Pending since May 1, 1810 |
| Corwin Amendment | Would make the states' 'domestic institutions' (slavery) impervious to the constitutional amendment procedures established in Article V and immune to abolition or interference from Congress. | Pending since March 2, 1861 |
| Child Labor Amendment | Would empower the federal government to limit, regulate, and prohibit child labor. | Pending since June 2, 1924 |
| Equal Rights Amendment | Would have prohibited deprivation of equality of rights by the federal or state governments on account of sex. | Initial ratification period ended March 22, 1979, and extension period ended June 30, 1982; amendment failed |
| District of Columbia Voting Rights Amendment | Would have treated the District of Columbia as if it were a state regarding representation in the United States Congress (including repealing the 23rd Amendment), representation in the Electoral College and participation in the process by which the Constitution is amended. | Ratification period ended August 22, 1985; amendment failed |
Summation of ratification data for each unratified amendment[edit]
| ' Y ' indicates that state ratified amendment | ||||||
| ' N ' indicates that state rejected amendment | ||||||
| ' Y(‡) ' indicates that state ratified amendment after first rejecting it | ||||||
| ' Y(×) ' indicates that state ratified amendment, but later rescinded that ratification | ||||||
| ' ⋈ ' indicates that state did not complete action on amendment during stated ratification period. | ||||||
| ' ' An empty cell indicates that state has not completed action on pending amendment. | ||||||
| State (in alphabetical order) | Congressional Apportionment | Corwin | Equal Rights | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | ⋈ | ⋈ | ||||
| Alaska | Y | ⋈ | ||||
| Arizona | Y | ⋈ | ⋈ | |||
| Arkansas | Y | ⋈ | ⋈ | |||
| California | Y | Y | ⋈ | |||
| Colorado | Y | Y | ⋈ | |||
| Connecticut | N | N | N | Y | Y | |
| Delaware | N | Y | N | Y | Y | |
| Florida | N | ⋈ | ⋈ | |||
| Georgia | N | Y | N | ⋈ | ⋈ | |
| Hawaii | Y | Y | ||||
| Idaho | Y | Y(×) | ⋈ | |||
| Illinois | Y | Y | ⋈Y | ⋈ | ||
| Indiana | Y(‡) | Y | ⋈ | |||
| Iowa | Y | Y | Y | |||
| Kansas | Y(‡) | Y | ⋈ | |||
| Kentucky | Y | Y | Y | Y(‡) | Y(×) | ⋈ |
| Louisiana | N | ⋈ | Y | |||
| Maine | Y(‡) | Y | Y | |||
| Maryland | Y | Y | Y(×) | N | Y | Y |
| Massachusetts | N | Y | N | Y | Y | |
| Michigan | Y | Y | Y | |||
| Minnesota | Y(‡) | Y | Y | |||
| Mississippi | ⋈ | ⋈ | ||||
| Missouri | N | ⋈ | ⋈ | |||
| Montana | Y | Y | ⋈ | |||
| Nebraska | Y(×) | ⋈ | ||||
| Nevada | Y | ⋈Y | ⋈ | |||
| New Hampshire | Y | Y | Y(‡) | Y | ⋈ | |
| New Jersey | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| New Mexico | Y(‡) | Y | ⋈ | |||
| New York | Y | N | Y | ⋈ | ||
| North Carolina | Y | Y | N | ⋈ | ⋈ | |
| North Dakota | Y | Y | ⋈ | |||
| Ohio | Y | Y(×) | Y | Y | Y | |
| Oklahoma | Y | ⋈ | ⋈ | |||
| Oregon | Y | Y | Y | |||
| Pennsylvania | Y(‡) | Y | Y(‡) | Y | ⋈ | |
| Rhode Island | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | |
| South Carolina | Y | N | ⋈ | ⋈ | ||
| South Dakota | N | Y(×) | ⋈ | |||
| Tennessee | Y | N | Y(×) | ⋈ | ||
| Texas | N | Y | ⋈ | |||
| Utah | Y(‡) | ⋈ | ⋈ | |||
| Vermont | Y | Y | N | Y | ⋈ | |
| Virginia | Y | N | ⋈ | ⋈ | ||
| Washington | Y | Y | ⋈ | |||
| West Virginia | Y | Y | Y | |||
| Wisconsin | Y | Y | Y | |||
| Wyoming | Y | Y | ⋈ | |||
The Heritage Guide to The Constitution. The Heritage Foundation. Retrieved October 29, 2018.External links[edit]
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