Unratified Amendments

Unratified Amendments

The first unratified amendment was the Congressional Apportionment Amendment purposed on September 25, 1789. It was the first one of the twelve amendments produced by the first congress not to be ratified. This amendment was to set a minimum representation for the common people in the new government defined by United States Constitution. The amendment was given no expiration except when the population of the country reached 10 million.

The second unratified amendment was the Titles of Nobility Amendment, purposed on May 1, 1810 by the 11th congress. The amendment would have ended the citizenship of any American accepting a title of nobility or honor from any foreign power. It would have made anyone who did except a title lose their citizenship. Some say that it was not ratified because the people did not want to lose their current titles with England.

The third unratified amendment was the Corwin Amendment purposed on March 2, 1861 by the 36th congress. The amendment was intended to prohibit Congress from banning slavery in those states whose laws permitted it. This was supposed to be a last try to prevent the civil war. There is no expiration date for the amendment but it would be ineffective if ratified, thanks to the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendment.

The fourth unratified amendment was a child labor amendment purposed on June 2, 1924 by the 68th congress. It would of allowed congress to limit regulate, and prohibit the labor of persons under eighteen years of age. It is still technically pending and could still be ratified.

The fifth unratified amendment was the Equal Rights Amendment, purposed on March 22, 1972 by the 92nd congress. The amendment was intended to guarantee equal rights under the law for Americans regardless of sex. The problem with this was that women would have been required to join the draft and serve in combat just as men were made. Another problem with

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