The 27th Amendment to the Constitution, proposed in 1789, was ratified in 1992. It reads:
No law, varying the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives, shall take effect, until an election of Representatives shall have intervened.
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The 27th Amendment, which prevents laws affecting Congressional salary from taking effect until the beginning of the next session, was ratified in 1992. It was proposed in 1789.
The fifth amendment was ratified in 1791.
July 18th, 1868
former slaves and other blacks: 15th Amendment, ratified February 3, 1870women: 19th Amendment, ratified August 18, 1920everyone between the ages of 18 and 21: 26th Amendment, ratified July 1, 1971
The Nineteenth Amendment grants women the right to vote. The Nineteenth Amendment was ratified on August 18, 1920.
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