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

The Ratification of the Conventions of nine States, shall be sufficient for the Establishment of this Constitution between the States so ratifying the Same. This laconic sentence, in the last and ...

The Ratification of the Conventions of nine States, shall be sufficient for the Establishment of this Constitution between the States so ratifying the Same. The Word, "the," being interlined between ...

In any event, three-fourths of the state legislatures must ratify the amendment for it to become a permanent part of the Constitution. Calling for a convention to amend the Constitution might ...

Historical document appraiser and collector Seth Kaller spreads a broad sheet of paper across a desk. It’s in good enough condition that he can handle it, carefully, with clean, bare hands.

A series of extreme decisions against Trump’s constitutional authority exercised through DOGE and his appointees have brought ...

Yet he liked the resulting Constitution enough to become chief advocate for its approval by the states. Hamilton wrote the bulk of the essays that argued most convincingly for ratification.

FACT: While it is widely known that slavery was hotly debated during the drafting and ratification process of the Constitution, the intent of the 3/5ths Clause is often misunderstood. The issue ...

Along with the Constitution on the broad sheet printed front and back is a letter from George Washington asking for ratification. He acknowledged there would have to be compromise and that certain ...

Klapatauskas · The next step in the ratifying process is for at least 15 percent of students (at least 900) to vote on the amendments ...