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53-2918 KF4557 CIP Vile, John R. Encyclopedia of constitutional amendments, proposed amendments, and amending issues, 1789-2015. 4th ed. ABC-CLIO, 2015. 2v bibl index afp ISBN 9781610699310 cloth, $189.00; ISBN 9781610699327 ebook, contact publisher for price
Members of Congress have proposed nearly 12,000 constitutional amendments; however, since ratification of the first ten in 1791, only 17 more have been ratified. The 27th Amendment dealing with congressional compensation, for example, was submitted to the states in 1789 but not ratified until 1992. Noted constitutional historian and prolific author Vile (Middle Tennessee...