amendment
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In January, a judge in rural Tazewell County ruled lawmakers failed to follow constitutional procedures and declared the amendment invalid.
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
Yaroslavsky, who generated huge backlash from Black and Latino politicians in the Eastside and Mid-City, said he figured Congress would eventually repeal the Waxman amendment.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
Any amendment to the constitution must be approved by referendum called by the president, unless a bill is approved by a three-fifths majority in parliament.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
The 15th amendment, which prohibits denying or abridging the right to vote on the basis of race, makes racial gerrymandering legally suspect.
From Slate • Apr. 29, 2026
The National American Woman Suffrage Association, led by Carrie Chapman Catt, had about two million women and men eager to work for the amendment, and Alice Paul’s National Woman’s Party had about fifty thousand more.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
Vocabulary lists containing amendment
U.S. Government Lingo
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13th Amendment (1865)
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