Twenty-Seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution
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The Twenty-Seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution is a provision, originally proposed in 1789 and ratified in 1992, that prohibits any law varying the compensation of members of Congress from taking effect until after the next election of Representatives.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 27th amendment | 1 |
| Twenty-Seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution canonical | 1 |
| United States Constitution, Amendment XXVII | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1950096 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Twenty-Seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution Context triple: [United States constitutional amendments, includes, Twenty-Seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution]
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Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution established the direct popular election of U.S. senators, replacing their selection by state legislatures.
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B.
Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution is the amendment that granted residents of Washington, D.C. the right to participate in presidential elections by allocating them Electoral College votes.
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C.
Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution is the constitutional provision that limits individuals to being elected U.S. president no more than twice, thereby formalizing presidential term limits.
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D.
Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution is the 1804 amendment that reformed the presidential election process by requiring separate Electoral College votes for president and vice president to prevent electoral deadlocks and conflicts between running mates.
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E.
Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution is a 1967 amendment that clarifies presidential succession and procedures for dealing with presidential disability and vacancies in the vice presidency.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Twenty-Seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution Target entity description: The Twenty-Seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution is a provision, originally proposed in 1789 and ratified in 1992, that prohibits any law varying the compensation of members of Congress from taking effect until after the next election of Representatives.
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A.
Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution established the direct popular election of U.S. senators, replacing their selection by state legislatures.
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B.
Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution is the amendment that granted residents of Washington, D.C. the right to participate in presidential elections by allocating them Electoral College votes.
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C.
Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution is the constitutional provision that limits individuals to being elected U.S. president no more than twice, thereby formalizing presidential term limits.
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D.
Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution is the 1804 amendment that reformed the presidential election process by requiring separate Electoral College votes for president and vice president to prevent electoral deadlocks and conflicts between running mates.
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E.
Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution is a 1967 amendment that clarifies presidential succession and procedures for dealing with presidential disability and vacancies in the vice presidency.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
amendment to the United States Constitution
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constitutional amendment ⓘ |
| administeredBy | National Archives and Records Administration ⓘ |
| affects |
timing of congressional pay decreases
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timing of congressional pay raises ⓘ |
| amends | Article I of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| appliesIn | federal law of the United States ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
United States Congress
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members of the House of Representatives ⓘ members of the Senate ⓘ |
| becamePartOfConstitutionOn | 1992-05-18 ⓘ |
| category | Amendments concerning the structure and operation of Congress ⓘ |
| codifiedIn |
Twenty-Seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution
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surface form:
United States Constitution, Amendment XXVII
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| constitutionalNumber | 27 ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatus | in force ⓘ |
| constitutionalTopic |
checks and balances
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separation of powers ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| doesNotApplyTo | state legislatures ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
U.S. federal courts
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surface form:
federal courts of the United States
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| firstStateToRatify | Maryland ⓘ |
| historicalContext | proposed alongside the Bill of Rights in response to concerns about congressional self-dealing ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lastStateToRatifyBeforeCertification | Michigan ⓘ |
| legalEffect | delays effectiveness of congressional pay changes until after the next House election ⓘ |
| notableFor | longest ratification period of any amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| originallyPartOf | the package of amendments that became the Bill of Rights ⓘ |
| originallyProposedAs | one of the twelve amendments submitted to the states in 1789 ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Constitution ⓘ |
| positionInConstitution |
Twenty-Seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution
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surface form:
27th amendment
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| prohibits | any law varying the compensation for the services of Senators and Representatives from taking effect until after an election of Representatives has intervened ⓘ |
| proposalDate | 1789-09-25 ⓘ |
| proposedBy |
First United States Congress
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James Madison ⓘ |
| purpose | to prevent Congress from granting itself immediate pay raises or cuts ⓘ |
| ratificationMethod | ratification by state legislatures ⓘ |
| ratificationProcessDuration | more than 202 years ⓘ |
| ratificationThresholdMet | 1992 ⓘ |
| ratifiedBy | Michigan ⓘ |
| ratifiedOn | 1992-05-07 ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
congressional pay raise
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ethics in government ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Article I, Section 6 of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| scope | federal legislative branch ⓘ |
| subject |
congressional compensation
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salaries of members of Congress ⓘ |
| text | No law, varying the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives, shall take effect, until an election of Representatives shall have intervened. ⓘ |
| triggerForEffectiveness | an intervening election of Representatives ⓘ |
| typeOfChangeRegulated | variation in compensation for Senators and Representatives ⓘ |
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Subject: Twenty-Seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution Description of subject: The Twenty-Seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution is a provision, originally proposed in 1789 and ratified in 1992, that prohibits any law varying the compensation of members of Congress from taking effect until after the next election of Representatives.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
United States constitutional amendments
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Twenty-Seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution
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Twenty-Seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution
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positionInConstitution
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Twenty-Seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution
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this entity surface form:
27th amendment
Twenty-Seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution
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codifiedIn
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Twenty-Seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution
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this entity surface form:
United States Constitution, Amendment XXVII