Three Failed Constitutional Amendments
The United States Constitution had been in effect for little more than a year when Congress first moved to amend it.
Only a fraction of the nearly 12,000 proposed amendments to the Constitution have been ratified into law.
On September 25, 1789, the legislature sent a dozen proposed amendments to the then-13 states for ratification.
By December 15, 1791, the necessary three-fourths of states had ratified 10 of the 12 amendments, which collectively became known as the Bill of Rights.
Another 17 amendments have been ratified in the 234 years since, for a total of 27.
Author's summary: Failed amendments could have reshaped American history.
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