The U.S. Constitution is a revolutionary document which has inspired other nations in drafting their own Constitutions.

(1993) Richard B. Bernstein, The Sleeper Wakes: The History and Legacy of the Twenty-seventh Amendment, 61 Fordham L. Rev. 497 (1992) Robert A. Goldwin, From Parchment to Power: How James Madison ...

from the Preamble to the Twenty-seventh Amendment. Each contributor was asked to write a brief essay on a particular clause, with two objectives. First, provide a description of the original ...

“The Twenty-Seventh Amendment imposes no restrictions on the substance of the fiscal policy choice Congress is permitted to make with respect to its own pay,” the department said in its motion.