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________ We have
just heard about the first 10 Amendments. What are they called?
________ The Bill
of Rights
________ How many
Amendments are there?
________
Twenty-seven total!
________ Now the 27th
Amendment was quite unique. What happened with that Amendment?
________ It took
over 200 years to pass! The Amendment was proposed in 1789 and
ratified in 1992. It prohibits Congress from raising salaries during
its current term. |