09/17/2024
As we wrap up, our young lawyers across the state have been in schools today, engaging students with presentations on civics and the Constitution. As Constitution Day continues, we’re highlighting the amendment process! Did you know the two-step process begins when an amendment is proposed by Congress and then ratified by state legislatures? Amendments can also be proposed at a national convention or ratified at a state convention, though none of the current amendments have followed this route.
In September 1789, 12 amendments were proposed to protect the most basic rights of U.S. citizens. Of these, 10 were ratified and became the Bill of Rights, with the final amendment ratified over 200 years later in 1992.