Amendment 27

Amendment XXVII

No law, varying the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives, shall take effect, until an election of Representatives shall have intervened.


It means that Congress can't raise their own pay. When they vote for a pay raise, it can't go into effect until the next session of Congress.



It was one of the 12 original amendments proposed to the US Constitution. The first 10 became the bill of rights; the 27th amendment floated around for 200 years before finally being ratified in 1992.

 

 

 

Do you feel this is a fair amendment? Is it enforced?

 

 

 

Is there a better way to enforce this amendment?

 

Amendment 26

Amendment XXVI

Section 1.

The right of citizens of the United States, who are 18 years of age or older, to vote, shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any state on account of age.

Section 2.

The Congress shall have the power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.




Voting Statistics:

Statistic Verification

Source: U.S Census Bureau : Voting and Registration

Date Verified: 2.6.2012

Voter Registration Statistics	Data
Total number of Americans eligible to vote	206,072,000
Total number of Americans registered to vote	146,311,000
Total number of Americans who voted in the 2008 Presidential election	131,144,000
Percent of Americans who voted in the 2008 Presidential election	64 %
State with the highest voter turnout rate (Minnesota)	75 %
State with the lowest voter turnout rate (Utah)	53.1 %
Voter Registration by Demographics	Percent
Male	69.1
Female	72.8
White	73.5
Black	69.7
Asian	55.3
Hispanic	59.4
Age 18 to 24	58.5
Age 25 to 34	66.4
Age 35 to 44	69.9
Age 45 to 54	73.5
Age 55 to 64	76.6
Age 65 to 74	78.1
Age 75 or older	76.6
Less than high school graduate	50.5
High school graduate	64.1
Some college	75.3
Bachelor’s degree	81.2
Advanced degree	85.8
Income less than $20,000	63.7
$20,000 to $29,999	67.1
$30,000 to $39,999	71.1
$40,000 to $49,999	72.6
$50,000 to $74,999	78.2
$75,000 to $99,999	81.9
$100,000 and over	79.6
Owns home	74.5
Rents home	60.1
Top Reasons Cited for Not Voting
Too busy conflicting schedule	17.5
Illness or disability	14.9
Not interested	13.4
Did not like candidates or campaign issues	12.9
Other	11.3
Out of town	8.8
Don’t know	7
Registration problems	6
Inconvienient polling place	2.7
Transportation problems	2.6
Forgot	2.6
Bad weather	0.2

 

From seeing the stats do you feel as though the youth are taking advantage of their opportunity to take part in their government?

Why or why not?

 

 

 

How can we as a people raise the percentage of votes across the different demographics that are low?

Amendment 25

Amendment XXV

Section 1.

In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation, the Vice President shall become President.

Section 2.

Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress.

Section 3.

Whenever the President transmits to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that he is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, and until he transmits to them a written declaration to the contrary, such powers and duties shall be discharged by the Vice President as Acting President.

Section 4.

Whenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President.
Thereafter, when the President transmits to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that no inability exists, he shall resume the powers and duties of his office unless the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive department or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit within four days to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office. Thereupon Congress shall decide the issue, assembling within forty-eight hours for that purpose if not in session. If the Congress, within twenty-one days after receipt of the latter written declaration, or, if Congress is not in session, within twenty-one days after Congress is required to assemble, determines by two-thirds vote of both Houses that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall continue to discharge the same as Acting President; otherwise, the President shall resume the powers and duties of his office.





Fun Facts:

1. Who's next in line for president? The main purpose of the 25th Amendment is to describe what will happen if the current commander in chief is unable to fulfill his or her duties. The first section of the amendment states that if the president dies while in office, resigns, or is removed by Congress, then the vice president will take over. Though not specified in the 25th Amendment, next in the line of succession under federal law are the Speaker of the House, the President pro tempore of the Senate, and then presidential cabinet secretaries beginning with the Secretary of State.
2. Who'll replace the vice president? Along with providing direction for who'll replace the president, the 25th Amendment also tells us how a vice-presidential vacancy will be filled. If the vice president vacates his position during his term, the president will nominate a replacement. Congress must then confirm the nominee before he or she can take office.
3. What is a president's written declaration? If the president feels like he or she is unable to perform the duties of the office, the president can submit a written declaration to Congress and the vice president will take over as commander in chief. This clause of the 25th Amendment was used by President Richard Nixon when he resigned from office and Vice President Gerald Ford took over, the Ford Library Museum explains.
4. What section of the 25th Amendment has never been used? If you're a fan of "The West Wing," you may remember the episode exploring the issues of the fourth clause of the 25th Amendment. The last clause of the amendment gives the vice president and Congress the ability to remove the president if the commander in chief is unable to fulfill his duties. The president can only be removed if both the House and the Senate approve the request by a two-thirds vote. As powerful as this clause is, it's never been used.
5. Which states haven't ratified the 25th Amendment? In order for an amendment to become part of the U.S. Constitution, at least three-fourths of all states (38 states) need to ratify it. That happened on February 10, 1967. Eventually a total of 47 states ratified the amendment. Still, three states -- North Dakota, Georgia, and South Carolina -- did not ratify the 25th Amendment.

How do you feel about the assassination  of JFK?

Do you believe this a good amendment 

 

 

 

Do you feel as though anything should be change about the amendment? If so what would you change exactly?