When was the Amendment to the Constitution setting the compensation for members of Congress FIRST ratified by 6 states?
Answer
The correct answer is 1789
- The amendment was initially ratified by six states (MD, NC, SC, DE, VT, VA), and the other eight states excluded, omitted, rejected, or excepted it. Various states ratified it over time and in 1992 the 27th Amendment was fully ratified as an amendment to the Constitution. Talk about the wheels of government turning slow…