Constitutional-Amendment

Bricker Amendment Fails by One Vote, Conservative Attempt to Limit Treaty Power Defeated

1954-02-26 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 6/10

On February 26, 1954, the United States Senate rejected the Bricker Amendment, a proposed constitutional amendment that would have severely limited the President’s treaty-making power. The amendment, backed by conservative Republicans and corporate groups including the American Bar Association …

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Tennessee Becomes 36th State to Ratify 19th Amendment as Women Win Right to Vote

1920-08-18 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 10/10

On August 18, 1920, Tennessee became the 36th state to ratify the 19th Amendment, providing the three-fourths majority of states required to add women’s suffrage to the U.S. Constitution. The decisive vote in the Tennessee House of Representatives came down to 24-year-old State Representative …

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Senate Passes 19th Amendment Sending Women's Suffrage to States for Ratification

1919-06-04 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

On June 4, 1919, the U.S. Senate voted in favor of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which stated that “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.” The Senate vote came nearly 18 months …

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17th Amendment Ratified: Direct Election of Senators Ends State Legislature Appointments and Deadlock Corruption

1913-04-08 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

Connecticut became the 36th state to ratify the 17th Amendment, meeting the three-fourths requirement to establish direct election of United States senators by popular vote. The amendment modified Article I, Section 3 of the Constitution, which had required state legislatures to appoint senators. …

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16th Amendment Ratified: Federal Income Tax Established to Shift Burden from Middle Class to Wealthy

1913-02-03 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

Delaware became the 36th state to ratify the 16th Amendment, meeting the three-fourths requirement to establish Congress’s right to impose a federal income tax. Secretary of State Philander C. Knox certified the amendment on February 25, 1913. The amendment was part of a wave of Progressive …

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