About Our Constitution, a Series Article 27 – Article of Amendment XXI By David Robert Wood February 1, 2012 Article of Amendment XXI reads as follows: Article of Amendment XXI Section 1. The eighteenth article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States is hereby repealed. Section 2. The transportation or importation into [...]
About Our Constitution, a Series Article 24 – Article of Amendment XVIII By David Robert Wood December 15, 2011 Article of Amendment XVIII reads as follows: Article of Amendment XVIII Section 1. After one year from the ratification of this article the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or [...]
About Our Constitution, a Series Article 23 – Article of Amendment XVII By David Robert Wood December 1, 2011 Article of Amendment XVII reads as follows: Article of Amendment XVII The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each [...]
About Our Constitution, a Series Article 17 –Article of Amendment XII By David Robert Wood September 1, 2011 Article of Amendment XII reads as follows: Article of Amendment XII The Electors shall meet in their respective states and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant [...]
About Our Constitution, a Series Article 15 – Introduction to Articles of Amendment and Articles of Amendment I to X By David Robert Wood August 1, 2011 Introduction to Articles of Amendment An Amendment to the Constitution may be officially “proposed” in one of two manners. First, and as used for all Amendments proposed so [...]
About Our Constitution, a Series Article 7 – Ratification of Constitutional Amendments, Part 1 By David Robert Wood April 1, 2011 As previously discussed, the authority to amend the Constitution, and the basic amendment process, is specified in Article V of the Constitution. To date, Congress has only proposed thirty-three Amendments and twenty-seven of these [...]
About Our Constitution, a Series Article 5 – Introduction to the Constitutional Amendment Processes and Proposal of Amendments, Part 1 By David Robert Wood March 1, 2011 The process for amending the U.S. Constitution is the sole subject of Article V of the Constitution, which Article has not been amended: The Congress, whenever two thirds [...]