27th Amendment

September 24, 2018|27th Amendment, Bill of Rights, Ratification of the Constitution

Ratifying the Constitution and the Bill of Rights Was More Peculiar Than Most People Realize

Detail image of the Certification of 27th Amendment, May 18, 1992 (1512313). [Electronic Record] Series: Ratified Amendments, 1795 - 1992; General Records of the United States Government, 1778 - 2006; Record Group 11, National Archives at Washington, DC.

The history of how the U.S. Constitution and the Biill of Rights were ratified is more complex (and long-lasting) than most people realize.

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