The nationalism and patriotism of European nations, particularly the Great Powers, were significant factors in the road to World War I.
The United States Bill of Rights: First 10 Amendments to the Constitution. Preamble. Congress of the United States begun and held at the City of New-York, on Wednesday the fourth of March, one thousand seven hundred and eighty nine.
There have been close to 10,000 amendments proposed in Congress since 1789, and only a fraction of a percentage of those receive enough support to actually go through the constitutional ratification process. The success rate of an amendment to become part of the Constitution is less than 1%.