The 14th Amendment has long been understood to grant American citizenship to anyone born on U.S. soil.

After a federal court ruled that President Donald Trump’s order seeking to end birthright citizenship is unconstitutional, ...

Two amendments—the first two!—did not get the requisite approval by at least 10 states. If you’re already fascinated, you don’t want to miss these other incredible facts about the United ...

The second way to propose an amendment is by two-thirds “…of the several States,” which “…call a Convention for proposing Amendments….” The first process is by far the more popular.

Amendments are part of the Constitution. The first ten amendments, or Bill of Rights, were submitted to the state legislatures in September 1789. The Bill of Rights was ratified in December 1791.

The first 10 amendments are commonly referred to as the Bill of Rights, and the remaining 17 deal with everything from who can vote, to whether or not senators can give themselves a raise.

The First Amendment to the United States Constitution reads, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the ...

This would be the shortest amendment in our Constitution, 13 words: “The Supreme Court of the United States shall be composed of nine Justices.” That is the language of the proposed “Keep ...