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1
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how many amendments have been passed in the last 200 years

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15 Amendments

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how many Amendments has Congress introduced

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11,000 Amendments

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how many of the 11,000 Congressional proposals of Amendments were accepted

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only 33 Amendments were accepted

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only 33 Proposed Amendments by congress have ever been accepted. how many of these 33 were passed on to the states

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27

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Which failed amendment aimed to provide equality of Rights on account of Sex

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The Equal Rights Amendment

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in what year did the Equal Rights Amendment fail to reach the required number of states for it to pass

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1982

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which Failed Amendment would have given D.C full representation in Congress

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The D.C Voting Rights Amendment

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in what year did the D.C voting rights Amendment fail

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1985

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which Failed Amendment would have allowed congress to criminalise Desecration of the US flag

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The Flag Protection Amendment

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which Supreme Court Case Overturned the Flag Protection Act

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SCOTUS v Eichmann 1990

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on what basis did SCOTUS overturn the Flag Protection Act

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the 1st Amendment (Freedom of Expression)

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The flag Protection Amendment aimed to overturn which SCOTUS decision

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the Decision to Overturn the Flag Protection Act

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how many times did the Flag Protection Amendment pass in the House of Representatives

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6 Times

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the Flag Protection Amendment passed in the house 6 times up to 2006. so Why did it never get passed on to the states

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Failed to get enough support in the Senate

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which Failed Amendment sought to define marriage as exclusively a Heterosexual Ceremony

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the Federal Marriages Amendment

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in what year did the Federal Marriages Amendment fail to receive enough support in BOTH the house and the Senate

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2006

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in which Presidential Election was the Issue raised by the proposal of the Federal Marriages Amendment central

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the 2004 Election

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who were the 2 candidates in the 2004 Presidential Election

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George W. Bush and John Kerry

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which of the 2 Candidates in the 2004 election were in support of the Federal Marriages Amendment

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George W. Bush

20
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what did John Kerry argue in regard to the Federal Marriages Amendment

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the Issue should be at the states’ Discretion

21
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who once again Reintroduced the Federal Marriages Amendment in 2015

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Tim Huelskamp, Represented Kansas in the House

22
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which Failed Amendment was introduced to prevent restrictions on voting such as ending Felony voting restrictions

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the Right to Vote Amendment

23
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which supreme court case overturned sections of the Voting Rights Act 1965

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Shelby County v. Holder Supreme Court 2013

24
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which 2 representatives in the house reintroduced the Right to Vote Amendment in 2013

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Mark Pocan and Keith Ellison

25
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which Failed Amendment was introduced by Bernie Saunders in 2011

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Saving American Democracy Amendment

26
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who proposed the Saving American Democracy Amendment in 2011

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Senator Bernie Saunders

27
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when did Bernie Saunders propose the Saving American Democracy Amendment

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2011

28
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which Court ruling did Bernie Saunders intent to Overturn by passing the Saving American Democracy Amendment

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citizens United v. FEC 2010

29
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the ruling of Citizens United v FEC 2010 removed what

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Regulations on Election Funding

30
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the removal of Regulations on election funding was ruled by which court case

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Citizens united v. FEC 2010

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what did the the Saving American Democracy Amendment aim to do

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limit influence of corporate donors on US elections

32
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‘to limit the influence of corporate donors on US elections’ was the aim of which Failed Amendment

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Saving American Democracy

33
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Representatives Mark Pocan and Keith Ellison reintroduced which Failed Amendment in 2013

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Right to Vote Amendment

34
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the ruling of Shelby county v. Holder Supreme Court overturned sections of which Act

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Voting Rights Act 1965

35
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restrictions on what kind of voting were proposed in the Right to Vote Amendment

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Felony Voting

36
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between which years was the Federal Marriages Amendment introduced

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2002-2013

37
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the Federal Marriages Amendment aimed sought to define marriage as what

A

exclusively between man and woman

38
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’ to define marriage as exclusively between man and woman’ was the main aim of which failed amendment

A

the Federal Marriages Amendment

39
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‘To allow congress to criminalise the desecration of the US flag’ was the aim of which failed amendment

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The Flag protection Amendment

40
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‘To give D.C full representation in Congress and allow participation in the Amendment Process’ was the aim of which failed amendment

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the D.C voting Rights Amendment

41
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which 2 failed amendments were passed through congress but failed to receive enough state support

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The Equal Rights Amendment and the D.C Voting Rights Amendment

42
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which 2 failed amendments were voted on in congress but lacked a super majority in both houses

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the Flag Protection Amendment and The Federal Marriages Amendment

43
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which 2 failed amendments were introduced in congress but were not even voted on by both chambers

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the Right to Vote Amendment and the Saving American Democracy Amendment

44
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which Failed Amendment intended to abolish the electoral college

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Every Vote Counts Amendment

45
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in what year was the Every Vote Counts Amendment introduced

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2009

46
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the Every Vote Counts Amendment died in congress. what did it intend to use instead to elect the president

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the Popular Vote

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