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.

The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the nation, made up of seven articles while outlining the national frame of government. Since 1789, the Constitution has been amende… ...

Even the United States Constitution is not immune to edits. The document has had plenty of amendments over the years, some granting important rights.

Amendments are part of the Constitution just as is the original document. The first 10 amendments, or Bill of Rights, were submitted to the state legislatures in September 1789.

The first U.S. Congress approved 12 amendments to the Constitution in 1789, but only the proposed third through the 12th articles were actually adopted as amendments on this day 228 years ago.

The First Amendment to the United States Constitution reads, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the ...

For over 230 years, the Constitution has served as the supreme law of the United States. Before the Constitution, the Articles of Confederation was the ruling document. But it had its problems ...

Nor did they, or anyone else at the time, call the 12 amendments Congress proposed in September 1789 or the 10 the states ratified by the end of 1791 a “Bill of Rights.” That came later. Much ...

Nonetheless, only twenty-seven amendments have ever been ratified, giving the United States one of the lowest amendment rates in the world. The rest are “discards,” amendments that failed.

The Senate of the United States shall be com­posed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote.The electors in each State shall ...