This amendment shall not ... becomes valid as part of the Constitution. The Seventeenth Amendment, ratified in 1913, provided for the direct election of United States senators, replacing the ...

The Senate of the United States shall ... that voted to ratify the Seventeenth Amendment, the vote was unanimous, and in all thirty-six of the ratifying states the total number of votes cast ...

First introduced in 1923, the Equal Rights Amendment has met the requirements for ratification. But its constitutionality is still an open question.

The new Tenth Amendment stated: “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.” ...

This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By Schyler Altherr TheStatehouseFile.com March 18, 2025 Indiana ...

While the Fourth of July may mark the birth of our nation, September 17, the date of the signing of the U.S. Constitution that occurred right here in Philadelphia, is the birthday of our government.