Summers, retired judge and state attorney general. We have 27 Amendments to the United States Constitution. Each is part of the Constitution. The last amendment to be ratified is the 27th Amendment.

Summers, retired judge and state attorney general. We have 27 amendments to the United States Constitution. Each is part of the Constitution. The last amendment to be ratified is the 27th Amendment.

The 27 amendments have shaped Americans’ rights since the founding of the United States. The country would look much different if these amendments were not in place. Also, read “The Next ...

But then a funny thing happened in 1992. The 27th Amendment to the Constitution -- which restricts compensation for members of Congress -- was ratified by Alabama 202 years after being proposed as ...