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It means that the salaries of congress will not change until the next term in office.
The Twenty-seventh Amendment to the U.S. Constitution reads:
No law, varying the compensation for the services of Senators and Representatives, shall take effect, until an election of Representatives shall have intervened.
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∙ 16y ago"No law, varying the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives, shall take effect, until an election of Representatives shall have intervened." In other words, the newly sworn in will have no power until an election of representatives have also had imput
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∙ 16y agothe purpose of all the amendment is to give people option and freedom of what they do or believe in. also the amendment was out to help give people the rights to do what they feel that is right ( not in bad ways).
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What is the purpose of the 2nd amendment?
The purpose of the 2nd Amendment is to protect the right of individuals to keep and bear arms. The Amendment was ratified on December 17, 1791.
Has the 27th amendment ever been repealed?
No, but it should be.Congressional cost of living adjustments (COLAs) have been upheld against legal challenges based on this amendment.
What is the purpose of the 19th Amendment?
To give women the right to vote.
What is the purpose of the 8th amendment?
bail and punishment (1791) excessive bail not be used, nor excessive fines imposed. no cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
What is the purpose of the 15th Amendment?
To give all men the right to vote. (Women still didn't have the right to vote until 1920.)
Gregory Watson is associated with which amendment?
Gregory Watson is associated with the 27th amendment because he led the movement to get the amendment ratified. The 27th Amendment was ratified in May of 1992.
What amendment to the constitution to 74003 days to ratify?
27th amendment
Ratified and current amendment?
27th
What is the 27 admenment?
the 27th amendment eliminates the amendment that prohibits alcohol.
Which amendment prohibits changes in salaries for Senators of Representatives from going into effect until after the next election?
27th Both the most recently ratified (1992) AND the longest to get ratified (it took 203 years)
What amendment creates the income tax?
27th
Who is the author of the 27th amendment?
James Madison
Which amendment was enacted over 200 years after it was first proposed?
the 27th amendment
What amendment limits on congressional salaries?
the 27th amendment
What was the last amendment written?
The 27th amendment, which was finally ratified in 1992.
How did the 27th amendment affect members of congress?
yes
What amendment created the persnal income tax?
27th
