amendment
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The last important amendment adopted, the 26th, which lowered the voting age to 18, was ratified 55 years ago.
From Salon • May 18, 2026
Knowing the amendment wouldn’t apply to them should make it easier for any member of Congress to vote in favor of such an amendment.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
It reasoned that because early voters had already cast ballots before the constitutional amendment was first adopted, the proposal was not approved before the election.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
More specifically, they claimed that the Virginia Constitution prevents amendments unless there is an intervening election in between the first time a proposed amendment is introduced and passed in the Legislature and the second time.
From Slate • May 8, 2026
The amendment established that basic rights of citizenship—including suffrage—would be granted to male former slaves, and by specifying the sex it explicitly denied those rights to women.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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U.S. Government Lingo
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13th Amendment (1865)
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