Nebraska says yes to 18-year-olds voting
Nebraska ratified the proposed 26th amendment to the Constitution on April 5, 1971. Congress had passed the proposal on March 23, 1971. The proposal stated that...
Regardless of Race, Color, or Previous Condition of Servitude
This item is the resolution proposing the Fifteenth Amendment, which was ratified February 3, 1870, and grants citizens the right to vote regardless of race, color,...
S.J. Res. 17
Senate Joint Resolution 17, submitted to the states on December 18, 1917, proposed amending the Constitution to prohibit the “manufacture, sale, or transportation...
Three terms for Teddy?
This political cartoon criticizes President Theodore Roosevelt for campaigning for a third term of office in 1912. By limiting his own service as President to two...
Virginia leaves the Union
On April 17, 1861, delegates to a special convention of the Commonwealth of Virginia voted to repeal its ratification of the United States Constitution. Virginia was...
Vote Shall Not Be Denied
This item consists of the resolution proposing the Twenty-Fourth Amendment, which was ratified January 23, 1964, and grants that the right to vote shall not be denied...
Washington’s copy
This is George Washington’s draft of the Constitution, showing his handwritten notes. The draft was passed on to the Committee of Style to adjust the wording. The...