14th Amendment
The 14th Amendment to the Constitution was written in 1865 and proposed to the states for ratification. This amendment guarantees rights of citizenship, due process,...
21st Amendment (Repeal of Prohibition)
Senate Joint Resolution 211, a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution, was passed on February 21, 1933. This resolution was sent to the states for...
An attempt at compromise
In late 1860 Kentucky Senator John J. Crittenden proposed six constitutional amendments that he hoped would protect slave state interests, settle the slavery...
Bill of Rights
The Constitution was ratified without an explicit guarantee of individual rights. During the Constitution’s ratification debates, the absence of a bill of rights...
Censorship
A comedian and night club performer, Lenny Bruce regularly used obscenity in his act and was repeatedly arrested for violating state obscenity laws. After his...
Certification of 27th Amendment
This document is verification from the Archivist of the United States that the 27th Amendment was ratified by the appropriate number of states. This amendment...
Certification of the 26th Amendment
The 26th Amendment to the Constitution, lowering the voting age to 18, was certified by General Services Administrator Robert Kunzig on July 1, 1971. In a ceremony at...