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The 27 Amendment states, "No law, varying the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives, shall take effect, until an election of Representatives shall have intervened." Basically it means that if the 1/3 of the Congress and ALL of the House of Representatives vote to have their pay raised, they don't get a pay raise until after elections in two years. The two years that is given is so that the citizens can carefully consider whether or not to vote for the raises. It was originally meant to prevent the Congressmen from getting pay raises every year. However, Congress voted, and won, itself a Cost of Living Allowance (COLA). The COLA does not count as a raise so therefore Congress can vote itself little raises that nobody will notice every two years.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe 27th Amendment prohibits any law that increases or decreases the salary of members of the Congress from taking effect, until the start of the next set of terms of office for Representatives.
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∙ 9y agoThe 27th Amendment states, "No law, varying the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives, shall take effect, until an election of Representatives shall have intervened." It became part of the United States Constitution in 1992.
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∙ 13y agoBasically, Congress cannot vote itself an immediate pay raise.
Amendment XXVII [May 7, 1992]
Section 1.
No law, varying the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives, shall take effect, until an election of Representatives shall have intervened.
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∙ 9y agoThe 27th amendment of the Bill of Rights says: 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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∙ 12y agoNo law, varying the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives, shall take effect, until an election of representatives shall have intervened.
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∙ 10y agoChiki wanga..The US Constitution is one of the most usual amendments. Ask my s.s teacher he is really smart..and mannerly.
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∙ 12y ago1992
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Was Florida the first second or third state to join in the union?
None of these. Florida was the 27th state to join the union.
The 17th Amendment changed the election of Senators from?
The 17th Amendment changed the election of Senators from state legislators. The 17th Amendment elects Senators by popular vote of the constituents.
How does the formal amendment process show the importance of federalism?
A proposed amendment is at the federal level and ratifications is at state level.
What term means an amendment has been approved by a state?
Ratify
Which amendment requires that every state grant its citizens equal protection of the laws?
The 14th amendment prevents states from denying any citizen equal protection under the law. No state may pass a law which would abridge the rights granted US citizens by the Constitution.
How many years between when the 27th amendment was propose by congress and when if was ratified by the state?
100
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
What amendment forbids a state to stop a person from voting because because of race or color?
The rock job clause in the 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 was the last Constitutional amendment that was ratified?
The most recent amendment is the 27th, which prevents raises that congressmen give themselves from taking effect before the next election.
What does amendment 27 state?
"It states that the voting age for people to vote is 18 or higher."--Actually, the 26th Amendment states that the voting age for citizens to vote is 18 or higher.The 27th Amendment states that Congressmen cannot vote to give themselves a raise in the same term. The 27th Amendment in shorter terms can be named as Congressional pay raises.
What amendment creates the income tax?
27th
Who is the author of the 27th amendment?
James Madison
What amendment limits on congressional salaries?
the 27th amendment
