How Many Amendments to the Constitution?
As of February of 2011, 27 Constitutional Amendments currently exist; the First Amendment to the Constitution was adopted on September 25th, 1789 – the most recent Amendment to the Constitution was adopted on May 5th – 7th of 1992.
How Many Amendments to the Constitution Have Been Rejected?
Since the proposal – and subsequent passing – of the first 10 Amendments, which are known as the Bill of Rights, a total of 6 Amendments have been proposed and eventually denied:
Amendment Name: Congressional Appointment Amendment
Content of the Amendment: The regulation of the appointment process with regard to state representation; this Amendment proposes that a calculation with regard to this appointment exist at a rate of 1 representative per every 30,000 residents with regard to an individual state
Date of Proposal: September 25th, 1789
Current Status of the Amendment: Pending
Amendment Name: Titles of Nobility Amendment
Content of the Amendment: This Amendment proposes that any individual citizen of the United States of America be subject to forego their respective citizenship in the event that they are the recipient of a title or appointment from a country or nation other than that of the United States
Date of Proposal: May 1st, 1810
Current Status of the Amendment: Pending
Amendment Name: Corwin Amendment
Content of the Amendment: This Amendment prohibits the ability or jurisdiction allowed to Congress with regard to its respective involvement in matters concerning individual states; this Amendment was an attempt to allow slavery to remain legal within individual states wishing to permit it – however, the 13th Amendment subsequently abolished slavery on a national level
Date of Proposal: March 2nd, 1861
Current Status of the Amendment: Pending, but has been deemed contrary to the Constitution
Amendment Name: Child Labor Amendment
Content of the Amendment: This proposed Amendment allows Congress that ability to regulate, authenticate, and maintain jurisdiction over the employment of individuals under 18 years of age; upon ratification, this Amendment would allow Congress to overturn individual state legislature with regard to labor classified as ‘Child Labor’
Date of Proposal: June 2nd, 1924
Current Status of the Amendment: Pending
Amendment Name: Equal Rights Amendments
Content of the Amendment: This proposed Amendment ensures that upon ratification, gender will be considered immaterial with regard to all activities and opportunities taking place on both a state and national level; this Amendment allows Congress to enforce this legislation on both a gubernatorial, as well as state-level
Date of Proposal: March 22nd, 1972
Current Status of the Amendment: Expired between 1979 and 1982; however, certain individuals maintain that a lack of an expressed date of expression within the Amendment precludes it from expiration
Amendment Name: District of Columbia Voting Rights Amendment
Content of the Amendment: This proposed Amendment – upon ratification – would allow the District of Columbia the opportunity to appoint and maintain representation from an individual Electoral College
Date of Proposal: August 22nd, 1978
Current Status of the Amendment: Expired in 1985
