27 Amendment Meaning

 Purpose: The modification forbids any legislation that alters the salary for members of Congress from becoming effective until after the subsequent election of Representatives has taken place. This seeks to avert Congress from awarding itself immediate salary increases without responsibility to voters. Historical Context: Initially suggested by James Madison in 1789 as part of a collection of twelve amendments, it was not ratified at that time. Only ten of the amendments were confirmed in 1791, becoming recognized as the Bill of Rights.

24 Amendment Meaning

 The Twenty-fourth Amendment forbids the enforcement of poll levies in national elections, guaranteeing that individuals cannot be deprived of their voting rights due to an inability to pay a fee.

Historical Context: The amendment was a reaction to biased practices in Southern states that employed poll taxes as a method to disenfranchise African American voters and impoverished whites following the Civil War.