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Only the 21st Amendment (repealing the 18th) was ratified by conventions in the states.
Only the 21st Amendment (repealing the 18th) was ratified by conventions in the states.
3/4th
states would be united in a closer union
only 27 of the 31 amendments proposed have been ratified
27 have been ratified
As of January 1st, 2015 there are still 27 Amendments in the United States Constitution. The last of which, the 27th Amendment, was ratified in 1992.
The first ten amendments were presented and ratified with the Constitution. The Constitution would probably not have been ratified without the rights guaranteed to the states and people in these amendments, which are called the Bill of Rights.
to limit the powers of the states governments
The United States Constitution was written in 1787 and ratified in 1788. It has 27 amendments, but the first 10 were ratified simultaneously in 1791 so it was amended one time with ten amendments. The other 17 amendments were ratified one at a time. So the US Constitution has 27 amendments but has been amended 18 times.
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