The power to amend and the mode of exerting it are dealt with in Article V of the Constitution - The Amending Power. It doesn't give a particular timeframe in Article V but if you look in Amendment 18 and 21 they both state "within seven years from the date of the submission." Hopefully this was helpful. Not my question dumbies!
About 203 years. It was proposed in 1789 and ratified in 1992.
About 203 years. It was proposed in 1789 and ratified in 1992.
About 203 years. It was proposed in 1789 and ratified in 1992.
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There is no time limit.
7 year limit then it is ratified.
One economic amendment has been ratified.
The U.S. Constitution has been amended 27 times. The 27th Amendment, which deals with congressional pay increases, was originally proposed in 1789 but wasn't ratified until 1992, over 200 years later. This lengthy ratification process highlights the challenges of constitutional amendments and the evolving nature of governance in the United States.
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The last amendment added to the Constitution was the twenty-seventh (added over 200 years ago), and it was last ratified in 1992.
26. The 27th Amendment, proposed in 1789, was not ratified completely until 1992, almost 203 years later.
A proposed amendment becomes part of the constitution as soon as it is ratified by three-fourths of the states (38 of 50 states).