It takes a lot to amend the US Constitution. About 12,000 amendments have been put in front of Congress over 230+ years, but only 33 of them have been passed by Congress and only 27 of those have been fully ratified as part of the Constitution. So, when could the 28th Amendment be ratified and what will it be? Today, we look at the 27 previous amendments, some quick amendment ratification stats, and some potential candidates for a 28th Amendment and evaluations of their likelihood of being ratified in the near future.

Today's random question: What is the superior font for electronic documents?

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(0:00) Introduction and today's topic

(0:31) The process of amending the US Constitution

(1:33) Some quick amendment ratification stats

(4:59) The 27 previous amendments

(13:34) Evaluating the likelihood of the next amendment

(18:25) Potential candidates for the 28th Amendment

(19:09) Potential: Equal Rights Amendment

(24:56) Potential: Term and/or maximum age limits for Congress

(27:49) Potential: Terms and term limits for US Supreme Court

(31:34) Potential: Banning independent expenditure committees (super PACs)

(35:03) Random question of the day