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Amendments to the Constitution. First Amendment Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition; Second Amendment Bearing and Keeping Arms; Third Amendment Quartering Soldiers; Fourth Amendment Search and Seizure; Fifth Amendment Grand Jury, Double Jeopardy, Self Incrimination, Due Process, Takings; Sixth Amendment
The Constitution includes four sections: an introductory paragraph titled Preamble, a list of seven Articles that define the government's framework, an untitled closing endorsement with the signatures of 39 framers, and 27 amendments that have been adopted under Article V (see below).
The several state legislatures ratified the first ten amendments to the Constitution on the following dates: New Jersey, November 20, 1789; Maryland, December 19, 1789; North Caro- lina, December 22, 1789; South Carolina, January 19, 1790; New Hampshire, January 25, 1790;
17 lip 2024 · Constitution of the United States of America as Amended: Unratified Amendments, Analytical Index (PDF) (govinfo) This publication (H.R. Doc. No. 110-50 (2007) contains the text of the U.S. Constitution, including amendments and proposed amendments not ratified, a historical note, and an index.
All told, we have ratified 27 constitutional amendments across American history. We can divide these amendments into four different periods of constitutional reform: The Founding era 1791 – 1804 Gave us our first 12 amendments, including the Bill of Rights. The Reconstruction era 1865 – 1870
Throughout American history, “We the People” have amended our Constitution 27 times— transforming it in important ways. Through the Article V amendment process, we often make it a
This edition of the Congressional Research Service's U.S. Constitution Annotated is a hypertext interpretation of the CRS text, updated to the currently published version. It links to Supreme Court opinions, the U.S. Code, and the Code of Federal Regulations, as well as enhancing navigation through search, breadcrumbs, linked footnotes, and ...
