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Unratified Amendments The first unratified amendment was the Congressional Apportionment Amendment purposed on September 25, 1789. It was the first one of the twelve amendments produced by the first congress not to be ratified. This amendment was to set a minimum representation for the common people in the new government defined by United States Constitution. The amendment was given no expiration except when the population of the country reached 10 million.
The second unratified amendment was the Titles of Nobility Amendment, purposed on May 1, 1810 by the 11th congress. The amendment would have ended the citizenship of any American accepting a title of nobility or honor from any foreign power. It would have made anyone who did except a
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