Restricting marriage in all States to be between a man and a woman
prohibit the transport of liquor into states where its illegal
Restricting marriage in all States to be between a man and a woman
27th
1818
It was ratified in November of 1889 and has been amended 91 times.
It was first proposed more than 200 years before it was ratified. Several states passed similar laws making legislative pay raises inapplicable to current or past legislators. It was ratified in 1992, but COLA's (cost of living adjustments) have never been legally challenged under the amendment. It was one of the twelve amendments submitted under the "Bill of Rights" in 1790, and one of two that were not ratified then.
They are called Amendments.
John Adams. The "current constitution" was ratified in 1789.
Hundreds (300+)
Changes or additions to the Constitution are called amendments. The current version of the Constitution has twenty-seven amendments, including the first ten collectively known as the Bill of Rights.
The original California Constitution was adopted in November 1849 before California became a state. The current Constitution was ratified May 7, 1879. It is a very long document of 110 pages. This is because of the voter initiatives that if passed become constitutional amendments.
I tried counting when i looked through the document and found 44 amendments. Not sure if this is right. The amendments are found at the end of each section that has been amended. I just counted those.