Failed Amendments

Question 1

how many amendments have been passed in the last 200 years

Answer 1

15 Amendments

Question 2

how many Amendments has Congress introduced

Answer 2

11,000 Amendments

Question 3

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

Answer 3

only 33 Amendments were accepted

Question 4

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

Answer 4

27

Question 5

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

Answer 5

The Equal Rights Amendment

Question 6

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

Answer 6

1982

Question 7

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

Answer 7

The D.C Voting Rights Amendment

Question 8

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

Answer 8

1985

Question 9

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

Answer 9

The Flag Protection Amendment

Question 10

which Supreme Court Case Overturned the Flag Protection Act

Answer 10

SCOTUS v Eichmann 1990

Question 11

on what basis did SCOTUS overturn the Flag Protection Act

Answer 11

the 1st Amendment (Freedom of Expression)

Question 12

The flag Protection Amendment aimed to overturn which SCOTUS decision

Answer 12

the Decision to Overturn the Flag Protection Act

Question 13

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

Answer 13

6 Times

Question 14

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

Answer 14

Failed to get enough support in the Senate

Question 15

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

Answer 15

the Federal Marriages Amendment

Question 16

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

Answer 16

2006

Question 17

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

Answer 17

the 2004 Election

Question 18

who were the 2 candidates in the 2004 Presidential Election

Answer 18

George W. Bush and John Kerry

Question 19

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

Answer 19

George W. Bush

Question 20

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

Answer 20

the Issue should be at the states’ Discretion

Question 21

who once again Reintroduced the Federal Marriages Amendment in 2015

Answer 21

Tim Huelskamp, Represented Kansas in the House

Question 22

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

Answer 22

the Right to Vote Amendment

Question 23

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

Answer 23

Shelby County v. Holder Supreme Court 2013

Question 24

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

Answer 24

Mark Pocan and Keith Ellison

Question 25

which Failed Amendment was introduced by Bernie Saunders in 2011

Answer 25

Saving American Democracy Amendment

Question 26

who proposed the Saving American Democracy Amendment in 2011

Answer 26

Senator Bernie Saunders

Question 27

when did Bernie Saunders propose the Saving American Democracy Amendment

Answer 27

2011

Question 28

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

Answer 28

citizens United v. FEC 2010

Question 29

the ruling of Citizens United v FEC 2010 removed what

Answer 29

Regulations on Election Funding

Question 30

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

Answer 30

Citizens united v. FEC 2010

Question 31

what did the the Saving American Democracy Amendment aim to do

Answer 31

limit influence of corporate donors on US elections

Question 32

'to limit the influence of corporate donors on US elections' was the aim of which Failed Amendment

Answer 32

Saving American Democracy

Question 33

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

Answer 33

Right to Vote Amendment

Question 34

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

Answer 34

Voting Rights Act 1965

Question 35

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

Answer 35

Felony Voting

Question 36

between which years was the Federal Marriages Amendment introduced

Answer 36

2002-2013

Question 37

the Federal Marriages Amendment aimed sought to define marriage as what

Answer 37

exclusively between man and woman

Question 38

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

Answer 38

the Federal Marriages Amendment

Question 39

'To allow congress to criminalise the desecration of the US flag' was the aim of which failed amendment

Answer 39

The Flag protection Amendment

Question 40

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

Answer 40

the D.C voting Rights Amendment

Question 41

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

Answer 41

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

Question 42

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

Answer 42

the Flag Protection Amendment and The Federal Marriages Amendment

Question 43

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

Answer 43

the Right to Vote Amendment and the Saving American Democracy Amendment

Question 44

which Failed Amendment intended to abolish the electoral college

Answer 44

Every Vote Counts Amendment

Question 45

in what year was the Every Vote Counts Amendment introduced

Answer 45

2009

Question 46

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

Answer 46

the Popular Vote