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The 27th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States became the rule that restrained congressional salaries. Oddly, this was proposed by James Madison in 1789, but it was not finalized until 1992.
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What does the Twenty-seventh Amendment address?
Congressional salaries
Which amendment makes congressional pay raises effective during the term following their passage?
Congressional pay increase is found in Amendment 27.
Which amendment states congressional sessions begin January 3 of each year?
The 20th Amendment.
What is the month that congressional terms begin and end according to amendment 20?
January
What is the usual reason given for high congressional salaries?
Members are likely to say almost anything and need protection
What does the Twenty-seventh Amendment address?
Congressional salaries
What amendment regulated congressional salaries?
27
What does the Twenty-seventh Amendment pretain to?
congressional salaries
What amendment limits on congressional salaries?
the 27th amendment
Which amendment pertains to congressional salary regulations?
The 27th amendment pertains to congressional salaries. This amendment states that any changes to salary cannot go into effect until the next election of representatives. This is to prevent congress from raising their own salaries.
What determines congressional salaries?
Congress
Can the President increase Congressional salaries?
No- the President has no say whatsoever concerning Congressional salaries. Congress controls the purse-strings of the nation and sets all the salaries that are paid from the US treasury.
Which amendment makes congressional pay raises effective during the term following their passage?
Congressional pay increase is found in Amendment 27.
What amendment sets the beginning of a congressional session?
Amendment XX (20)
The congressional alternative to Andrew Johnson's Reconstruction program was the?
The Fourteenth Amendment was the congressional alternative to President Johnson's Reconstruction program. The amendment was adopted on July 9, 1868.
What did the 27th amendment do in regards to Congress?
It has to do with when Congressional pay raises can occur: "No law, varying the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives, shall take effect, until an election of Representatives shall have intervened."
The month that congressional terms begin and end according to Amendment 20?
The month that congressional terms begin & end, according to Amendment 20 is: January.
