A double star (**), both Houses of Congress, and a triple star (***), that the amendment was ratified by the States. A number in a bracket following the number of an amendment signifies that the resolution was proposed as an amendment or a substitute to the resolution the number of which is in the brackets. The sign (0) before a page number indicates that on that page will be found the text of the proposed amendment.

EXPLANATION OF ABBREVIATIONS.

The letters S. J. and H. J. refer to the Senate and House journals, respectively. Annals, to the Annals of Congress; Globe, to the Congressional Globe; Com. indicates committee; H. R. and S. R. indicate House resolutions and Senate resolutions.

In references to the journals and debates, etc., sess. stands for session, and Cong. for Congress.

CALENDAR OF AMENDMENTS.

1.

1. Division: Reservation of nondelegated powers.

2.

2. Legislative: Apportionment of Representatives.

3. 3. Legislative: Restriction on Federal control over election of Senators and Representatives.

4.

4. Finance: Restriction upon the levying of direct taxes.

5.

5. Commerce: Commercial monopolies prohibited.

6. 6. Personal Relations: Indictment by grand jury.

7. 7. Judiciary: Jurisdiction of Federal courts.

8.

8. Personal Relations: Trial by jury in civil action.

9. 9. Personal Relations: Titles of nobility.

10.

1788, Feb. 6. Proposed by the Massachusetts convention at the time of the ratification of the Constitution. Elliot's Debates, I, pp. 322-323.

1. Legislative: Restriction on Federal control over election of Senators and Representatives.

11. 2. Division: Reservation of nondelegated powers.

12. 3. Finance: Restriction upon the levying of direct taxes.

13.

14.

4. Personal Relations: Oath.

1788, May 23. Proposed by the South Carolina convention at the time of the ratification of the Constitution. Elliot's Debates, I, p. 325.

1. Division: Reservation of nondelegated powers.

15. 2. Legislative: Apportionment of Representatives.

16. 3. Legislative: Restriction on Federal control over election of Senators and Representatives.

17. 4. Finance: Restriction upon the levying of direct taxes.

18.

5. Commerce: Commercial monopolies prohibited.

19. 6. Personal Relations: Indictment by grand jury.

20. 7. Judiciary: Jurisdiction of Federal courts.

21. 8. Personal Relations: Trial by jury in civil cases.

22. 9. Personal Relations: Titles of nobility.

23. 10. War: Standing army in time of peace.

24. 11. Personal Relations: Religion.

25. 12. Personal Relations: Right to bear arms.

1788, June 21. Proposed by the New Hampshire convention at the time of the ratification of the Constitution. Elliot's Debates, 1, pp. 325-326.

26. 1. Division: Reservation of nondelegated powers.

27. 2. Legislative: Apportionment of Representatives.

28. 3. Finance: Restriction upon the levying of direct taxes.

29. 4. Legislative: Senators and Representatives ineligible to civil office during term.

30. 5. Legislative: Publication of journals annually.

31. 6. Finance: Publication of Treasury accounts.

32. 7. Foreign affairs: Ratification of treaties.

33. 8. Commercial: Restriction in passage of navigation laws.

34. 9. War: Standing army in time of peace.

35. 10. War: Period of enlistment of soldiers limited.

36. 11. War: Regulation of the militia.

37. 12. Territorial: Restriction on the powers of Congress over the Federal town.

38. 13. Executive: Limitation upon eligibility of President.

39. 14. Judiciary: Jurisdiction of Federal courts.

40.

15. Personal Relations: Rights of defendant in criminal trials.

41. 16. Legislative: Restriction on Federal control over the election of Senators and Representatives.

43.

18. Legislative: To regulate the alteration of the compensation of Senators and Representatives.

44. 19. Legislative: Court for the trial of impeachment of Senators. 45. 20. Judiciary: Regulate the alteration of the salary of judges.

1788, June 25. Proposed by the Virginia convention, together with a bill of rights, at the time of the ratification of the Constitution. Elliot's Debates, III, pp. 659-661.

1. Legislative: Apportionment of Representatives.

2. Financial: Excise tax prohibited.

3. Financial: Restriction upon the levying of direct taxes.

4. Legislative: Restriction upon the Federal control over the election of Senators and Representatives.

46.

47.

48.

49.

50.

51.

5. Personal Relations: Restrictions upon naturalization of citizens. 6. Commerce: Commercial monopolies prohibited.

53.

8. Financial: Regulate the borrowing of money on United States credit.

54. 9. War: Restriction on the declaration of war.

55.

10. Personal Relations: Restricting the suspension of habeas corpus. 56. 11. Territorial: Restricting the power of Congress over the Federal town.

57. 12. Territorial: Power of Congress over other Federal territory. 58. 13. Legislative: Regulate the alteration of the compensation of Senators and Representatives.

59.

14. Legislative: Publication of Journals: Open session: Yeas and nays.

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60.

61.

15. Financial: Capitation tax prohibited.

16. Legislative: Term of eligibility of Senators: Recall of Senators. 62. 17. Legislative: Senators and Representatives ineligible to civil office during term.

63.

64.

18. Legislative: Filling vacancies of Senators.

19. Commerce: Application of Federal bankruptcy law restricted.

65. 20. Executive: No third term.

66.

21. Executive: Power to grant pardon for treason prohibited.

67. 22. Executive: Restricting the President from commanding the Army in the field in person.

68. 23. Judiciary: Writs, process, etc., in the name of, etc.

69. 24. Judiciary: Jurisdiction of the Federal courts.

70. 25. Judiciary: Courts for trial of impeachments.

71.

26. Judiciary: Commission to revise judgment of Supreme Court. 72. 27. Judiciary: Judges of Supreme Court ineligible to other offices. 73. 28. Judiciary: Restriction over cases involving land controversies. 74. 29. War: Restriction on period of service of militia without the State.

75. 30. Personal Relations: Titles of nobility.

76. 31. Legislative, Executive, Judiciary: Oath.

77. 32. Executive: Choice: To permit the choice of an elector in districts by inhabitant of the district for one year.

1788, July 26. Proposed by the New York convention, together with a bill of rights, at the time of the ratification of the Constitution. Elliot's Debates, I, pp. 329–331.

78. 1. Division: Reservation of nondelegated powers.

79. 2. Legislative: Apportionment of Representatives.

80. 3. Financial: Restriction in the levying of direct taxes.

81. 4. Legislative: Senators and Representatives ineligible to civil office during term.

82. 5. Legislative: Publication of journals.

83.

6. Financial: Publication of Treasury accounts.

84. 7. Foreign Affairs: Ratification of treaties.

85.

8. Commercial: Restriction in passage of navigation laws.

86. 9. War: Standing army in time of peace.

87.

10. War: Term of enlistment of soldiers limited.

88. 11. War: Regulation of militia.

89. 12. War: Restriction on Congress declaring a State in rebellion.

90. 13. Legislative: Restriction on the powers of Congress over the Federal town.

91. 14. Executive: Limitation upon the eligibility of President.

92. 15. Judiciary: Jurisdiction of Federal courts.

93. 16. Personal Relations: Rights of defendant in criminal trial.

94. 17. Legislative: Restriction on Federal control of election of Senators and Representatives.

95. 18. Personal Relations: Rights reserved.

96. 19. Legislative: Regulate the alteration of the compensation of Senators and Representatives.

97. 20. Legislative: Tribunal for trial of impeachment of Senators. 98. 21. Judiciary: Regulate the alteration of salary of judges.

99. 22. Commercial: Commercial monopolies prohibited.

100. 23. Foreign Affairs: Treaties opposed to laws of the United States not valid.

101. 24. Commercial: Regulation of commerce and navigation laws. 102. 25. Financial: Congress restricted from interfering with the redemption of a State's paper money, etc.

103. 26. War: Restriction upon the introduction of foreign troops into the United States.

1788, Aug. 2. Proposed by the first constitutional convention of North Carolina as necessary for their ratification of the Constitution, together with a bill of rights. Elliot's Debates, IV, pp. °244-247.

104. 1. Division: Reservation of nondelegated powers.

105. 2. Legislative: Restriction on Federal control of election of Sentors and Representatives.

106. 3. Judiciary: Jurisdiction of Federal courts.

107. 4. Amendment: After 1793, 11 of the original 13 States required for the ratification of an amendment.

108. 5. Judiciary: Extent of jurisdiction.

109.

6. Personal Relations: Military duty. 110. 7. Financial: Capitation tax prohibited.

111. 8. Financial: Restriction in levying of direct taxes.

112. 9. Financial: Consent of three-fourths of State legislature necessary for a direct tax.

113. 10. Legislative: Publication of the journals.

114. 11. Financial: Publication of Treasury accounts.

115.

12. War: Standing army in time of peace.

116. 13. Financial: Regulation on the borrowing of money on United States credit.

117. 14. War: Restricting the declaration of war.

118. 15. Personal Relations: Titles of nobility.

119. 16. Judiciary: Judges of Supreme Court ineligible to office and Federal officers incapable of holding State offices.

120. 17. Commercial: Abolition of the slave trade.

121. 18. Legislative: Recall of Senators.

122. 19. Police Power: Authorizing Congress to establish a rule for the settlement of the poor throughout the United States.

123. 20. Commercial: Commercial monopolies prohibited.

124. 21. Legislative: Yeas and nays.

1790, May 29. Proposed by the Rhode Island convention at the time of their ratification of the Constitution. Elliot's Debates, 1, pp. 336–337.

125. Amendment: Convention to amend the Constitution.

1789, May 6. 1st Cong., 1st sess. Mr. Bland of Virginia, in the House, presented an application from the legislature of Virginia, bearing the date of Nov. 14, 1788, for a convention to amend the Constitution. Ordered entered in the journals and carefully preserved. H. J., pp. 34-35 (reprint, pp. 028-29).

126. Amendment: Convention to amend the Constitution.

1789, May 6. 1st Cong., 1st sess. Mr. Lawrence of New York, in the House, presented an application from the legislature of New York, bearing the date of Feb. 5, 1789, for a convention to amend the Constitution. Ordered entered on the journals and carefully preserved. H. J., p. 936 (reprint, pp. 29-30).

127. Preamble: Basis of powers.

128. Legislative: Apportionment of Representatives.

129. Legislative: Compensation of members.

130. Personal Relations: Freedom of religion and right of conscience. 131. Personal Relations: Freedom of speech and of press.

132. Personal Relations: Right to assemble and of petition. 133. Personal Relations: Right to keep and bear arms.

134. Personal Relations: Quartering of soldiers in time of peace. 135. Personal Relations: Trials for crime: Rights of property. 136. Personal Relations: Bail, fines, and punishment.

137. Personal Relations: Search and seizure.

138. Personal Relations: Rights of defendant in criminal cases.

139. Personal Relations: Reserved rights of the people.

140. Personal Relations: No State shall violate the rights of conscience: Freedom of the press: Trial by jury.

141. Personal Relations: Restriction in cases open to appeal.

142. Personal Relations: Trial in criminal cases by jury.

143. Personal Relations: Suits at common law trial by jury. 144. Distribution of Powers: To the departments.

145. Division of Powers: Nondelegated powers reserved to the States. 146. Ratification of the Constitution: Change number of art. 7 to art. 8.

1789, June 8. 1st Cong, 1st sess. By Mr. Madison of Virginia. In the House: referred to Com. of the Whole. Annals, I, pp. °433-436, 450. July 21. Com. of the Whole discharged and referred to a special com. Annals, pp. 660-665, July 28, com. report. Annals, p. 672.

147 [127]. Preamble: Derivation of powers from the people.

1789, Aug. 13. 1st Cong., 1st sess. Art. 1 of the report of the special com. considered in the House. Annals, p. 707. Aug. 14: passed by Com. of the Whole. Ibid., 719. Aug. 19; rejected by House. Ibid., p. 766.

148. Preamble: Amendment: Submitted to the States.

1789, Aug. 13. 1st Cong.. 1st sess. Art. 1 of the special com. report considered. Mr. Sherman moved an amendment. Annals, p. 708. Aug. 19, Mr. Sherman's motion renewed, and passed. Ibid., p. 766.

149 [128]. Legislative: Apportionment of Representatives.

1789, Aug. 14. 1st Cong., 1st sess. Art. 1, sec. 2, par. 3, of com. report; considered. Annals, p. 719. Amended by Mr. Sedgwick. Ibid., p. 728.

150 [149]. Legislative: Apportionment of Representatives.

1789, Aug. 14. 1st Cong., 1st sess. By Mr. Vining of Delaware. To amend art. 1, sec. 2. par. 3, of com. report; negatived. Annals, p. 719. 151 [149]. Legislative: Apportionment of Representatives.

1789, Aug. 14. 1st Cong., 1st sess. By Mr. Ames of Massachusetts. To amend art. 1. sec. 2, par. 3, of com. report; negatived. Annals, pp. 720-725. 152 [149]. Legislative: Apportionment of Representatives.

1798, Aug. 14. By Mr. Sedgwick of Massachusetts, to amend art. 1, sec. 2, par. 3, of com. report; passed. Annals, pp. 725-728.

153 [149]. Legislative: Apportionment of Representatives.

1789, Aug. 14. By Mr. Ames of Massachusetts, to amend art. 1, sec. 2, par. 3 of com report; suggested. Annals, p. 728; Aug. 19, made motion. Ibid.. 766. Aug. 20, several amendments proposed and tabled. Ibid., 766. Aug. 21, resolution of Mr. Ames passed in an amended form. Ibid., 733.

154 [129]. Legislative: Compensation of members.

1789, Aug. 14. Art. 1, sec. 6, of com. report passed. Annals, pp. °728, 729.