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Newly proposed constitutional amendments face steep challenges
Recently, a member of the House of Representatives proposed changing the Constitution to allow current President Donald Trump the…
Can the Equal Rights Amendment be brought back to life?
In recent weeks, several groups have asked outgoing President Joe Biden to order the Archivist of the United States to certify the…
A Constitution “hard, but not that hard” to change
Ten years ago in a public conversation, journalist Marvin Kalb asked the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia what he would…
On this day, Congress approved the 14th Amendment
On June 13, 1866, the House approved a Senate-proposed version of the 14th Amendment, sending it to the states for approval. Two…
Five interesting facts about Prohibition’s end in 1933
On December 5, 1933, three states voted to repeal Prohibition, putting the ratification of the 21st Amendment into place. But did…
The most obscure Amendment?
On March 29, 1961, Ohio and Kansas voted to ratify the Constitution’s 23rd Amendment. Today, that amendment remains obscure and…
Battle for the Constitution: Week of May 3rd, 2021 Roundup
Here is a round-up of the latest from the Battle for the Constitution: a special project on the constitutional debates in American…
How a national tragedy led to the 25th amendment
It was on this day in 1967 that two states, Nevada and Minnesota, made the Constitution's 25th amendment a reality, clearing up…
Constitution Drafting project highlights areas of potential consensus on constitutional reform
The National Constitution Center recently conducted a fascinating exercise in which it brought together three groups to produce…
How Aaron Burr changed the Constitution
Former vice president Aaron Burr usually isn’t credited as a Founding Father, but there is one instance where Burr directly…
