the last amendment to the u.s. constitution was ratified in 1982.
the last amendment to the u.s. constitution was ratified in 1982.
when was the last amendment to the u.s. constitution ratified?
1982
on may 18, 1992, the archivist of the united states, don w. wilson, certified that the amendment's ratification had been completed. michigan's may 7, 1992, ratification was believed to be the 38th state, but it later came to light that the kentucky general assembly had ratified the amendment during that state's initial month of statehood, making alabama (which acted after missouri on may 5, 1992) the state to finalize the amendment's addition to the constitution.









































the amendment was later ratified by:









































four states have not ratified the twenty-seventh amendment: massachusetts, mississippi, new york, and pennsylvania.
twenty-seventh amendment to the united states constitution
spanish remained an official language of government until a new constitution ratified on january 17, 1973 designated english and pilipino, spelled in that draft of the constitution with a "p" instead of the more modern "f", as official languages. shortly thereafter, presidential proclamation no. 155 dated march 15, 1973 ordered that the spanish language should continue to be recognized as an official language so long as government documents in that language remained untranslated. a later constitution ratified in 1987 designated filipino and english as official languages. also, under this constitution, spanish, together with arabic, was designated an optional and voluntary language.
spanish language in the philippines