Constitutional Trivia

The 27th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, though proposed as the second of twelve articles of the Bill of Rights in 1789, did not become part of the Constitution until it was ratified by the necessary 3/4 of states in 1992.

No law, varying the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives, shall take effect, until an election of representatives shall have intervened.

The first article of the Bill of Rights, pertaining to the size of each Congressman's constituency, was never ratified.