Ian’s Legal Fact of the Week 11/9/15: The Longest Period Between Constitutional Amendments

Posted on by November 16, 2015

The longest period in U.S. history during which there were no amendments to the Constitution was the 61 year gap between the ratification of the 12th Amendment modifying the Electoral College (in 1804), and the ratification of the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery (in 1865).

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