History of the 27th Amendment
Who originally proposed the 27th Amendment?
Who is James Madison?
What does the 27th Amendment prevent Congress from doing?
What is giving itself an immediate pay raise?
Which U.S. President signed the official certification of the 27th Amendment?
Who is George H.W. Bush?
How many states were required to ratify the 27th Amendment?
What is 38?
True or False – The 27th Amendment took over 200 years to ratify.
What is True?
In what year was the 27th Amendment originally proposed?
What is 1789?
Why is this amendment important for democracy?
What is ensuring accountability to voters?
Which university did Gregory Watson attend when he rediscovered the amendment?
What is the University of Texas?
What was the last state to ratify the amendment in 1992?
What is Michigan?
What is the only other amendment from the original 12 that was not ratified?
What is the Congressional Apportionment Amendment?
How many years passed between the proposal and ratification?
What is 203 years?
How does Congress still increase its pay despite the amendment?
What are cost-of-living adjustments?
How did Gregory Watson first learn about the amendment?
What is a college research paper?
Which amendment had the second-longest ratification period before this one?
What is the 22nd Amendment (limiting presidential terms)?
What did Gregory Watson do for a living after getting the 27th Amendment ratified?
What is a political advisor and activist?
What document was the 27th Amendment originally a part of?
What is the Bill of Rights?
What must happen before a congressional pay raise takes effect?
What is a new election?
What grade did Watson originally receive on his paper arguing for the amendment’s ratification?
What is a C?
What loophole do some argue Congress uses to bypass the amendment?
What are automatic cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs)?
In what unusual way did North Dakota ratify the amendment?
What is by a voice vote in 1985?
Who rediscovered the amendment and led the campaign to ratify it?
Who is Gregory Watson?
True or False – The 27th Amendment has been challenged in the Supreme Court.
What is False?
Name one other founding father who supported the amendment’s original concept.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
What government office officially records constitutional amendments?
What is the National Archives?
True or False – Gregory Watson’s college professor later changed his grade after the amendment was ratified.
What is True?