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The one amendment that was ratified in a different way than the others was the Twenty-First Amendment. It was ratified using a state ratifying convention.
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Why equal rights amendment caused questions because?
The equal rights amendment caused questions as a result of states revoking their ratification rights. This amendment was finally ratified in 1992 which was more than 202 years after it was first introduced into Congress.
What is a summary of amendment 22?
Amendment 22 was passed by Congress on March 21, 1947 and then ratified on February 27, 1951. Amendment 22 limits the presidents to two terms in office.
What is unusual about the 27th amendment?
It was first proposed more than 200 years before it was ratified. Several states passed similar laws making legislative pay raises inapplicable to current or past legislators. It was ratified in 1992, but COLA's (cost of living adjustments) have never been legally challenged under the amendment. It was one of the twelve amendments submitted under the "Bill of Rights" in 1790, and one of two that were not ratified then.
Was the abolition of slavery a US Supreme Court decision?
No. Slavery was abolished by the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution in a joint effort between Congress and the states that ratified the amendment. A constitutional amendment is more powerful than a US Supreme Court decision, because it is not subject to change by the Supreme Court.
What amendment to the US Constitution limits the number of terms a US President can serve?
The 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, which was ratified in 1947, limitsa president to two elected terms. The amendment also prohibits a person from running for reelection more than once if he or she has already served more than two years of a term to which someone else had been elected. The Constitution of the United States specifies a four-year presidential term. It originally says nothing about how many terms a president could serve.The 22nd Amendment
