Add to ORKGOne of the least controversial things to say about the U.S. Constitution is that it has proven very difficult to amend. The numbers are familiar. Only 27 amendments have been made since the Constitution was ratified, and 10 of those were adopted at the same time, only a few years after the original ratification. These numbers are all the more remarkable given that there have been over 11,500 attempts to amend the Constitution since it was first enacted. The paucity of amendments is also striking as a comparative matter. The national constitution that India approved in 1949 has been amended 98 times since then, and Alabama’s 1901 constitution has been amended a whopping 880 times
Since the Constitution\u27s ratification, members of Congress, following Article V, have proposed ap...
Since the Constitution\u27s ratification, members of Congress, following Article V, have proposed ap...
As hard as it is today to amend the United States Constitution — and empirical studies confirm that ...
One of the least controversial things to say about the U.S. Constitution is that it has proven very ...
The ultimate measure of a constitution is how it balances entrenchment and change. On the one hand, ...
Of the 27 Amendments to the US Constitution, less than a handful has been enacted in the past 50 yea...
The U.S. Constitution is now 230 years old, and it is showing its age. Its text, taken in the sense ...
Professor Akhil Amar has defended the idea that Americans may amend the Constitution regardless of A...
The U.S. Constitution is now 230 years old, and it is showing its age. Its text, taken in the sense ...
The U.S. Constitution is now 230 years old, and it is showing its age. Its text, taken in the sense ...
Even as we marvel at the grandeur of our constitutional system, we can\u27t resist tinkering with it...
Even as we marvel at the grandeur of our constitutional system, we can\u27t resist tinkering with it...
The U.S. Constitution is now 230 years old, and it is showing its age. Its text, taken in the sense ...
The American traditions of constitutional amendment raise contrasts and continuities with constituti...
The American traditions of constitutional amendment raise contrasts and continuities with constituti...
Since the Constitution\u27s ratification, members of Congress, following Article V, have proposed ap...
Since the Constitution\u27s ratification, members of Congress, following Article V, have proposed ap...
As hard as it is today to amend the United States Constitution — and empirical studies confirm that ...
One of the least controversial things to say about the U.S. Constitution is that it has proven very ...
The ultimate measure of a constitution is how it balances entrenchment and change. On the one hand, ...
Of the 27 Amendments to the US Constitution, less than a handful has been enacted in the past 50 yea...
The U.S. Constitution is now 230 years old, and it is showing its age. Its text, taken in the sense ...
Professor Akhil Amar has defended the idea that Americans may amend the Constitution regardless of A...
The U.S. Constitution is now 230 years old, and it is showing its age. Its text, taken in the sense ...
The U.S. Constitution is now 230 years old, and it is showing its age. Its text, taken in the sense ...
Even as we marvel at the grandeur of our constitutional system, we can\u27t resist tinkering with it...
Even as we marvel at the grandeur of our constitutional system, we can\u27t resist tinkering with it...
The U.S. Constitution is now 230 years old, and it is showing its age. Its text, taken in the sense ...
The American traditions of constitutional amendment raise contrasts and continuities with constituti...
The American traditions of constitutional amendment raise contrasts and continuities with constituti...
Since the Constitution\u27s ratification, members of Congress, following Article V, have proposed ap...
Since the Constitution\u27s ratification, members of Congress, following Article V, have proposed ap...
As hard as it is today to amend the United States Constitution — and empirical studies confirm that ...