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Amendments 11-27 to the U.S. Constitution,

U.S. Government

The first ten amendments to the U.S. costitution consist of the Bill of Rights, passed as a group in 1789. The following amendments span from 1795 to 1992. Amendments 14, 15, 19, and 26 are of particular interest, as they all have to do with voting…

Tags: Executive, Executive Branch, judicial, Judicial Branch, Legislative, Legislative Branch, Slavery, SOL 1: Essential Skills, SOL 11: Civil Liberties and Rights, SOL 11c, SOL 11e, SOL 1a, SOL 4: The Constitution, SOL 4f, SOL 6: Elections, SOL 6f, Term limits, Voting rights, Women's rights

Virginia Constitution, 1776,

George Mason, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and others

Virginia signed its first constitution in 1776 upon the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Since that time, there have been frequent amendments and six major revisions to the constitution: 1830, 1851, 1864, 1870, 1902, and 1971. Our current…