Amendment 27

 

The 27th Amendment says that any change to how much members of Congress get paid cannot take effect until after the next election. In other words, Congress can vote to raise or lower their pay, but the change doesn’t start right away—they have to wait until the next group of representatives is elected. This was added to prevent lawmakers from giving themselves immediate pay raises.

This video explains that Congress has the power to vote on their own salaries, but before this amendment, they could make pay changes go into effect immediately. That raised concerns about fairness and self-interest.


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