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Corwin Amendment

Proposed US constitutional amendment to protect slavery from federal power

Entityunratified amendment to the United States ConstitutionQ2904872

Instance of: unratified amendment to the United States Constitution
Country: United States

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The Corwin Amendment is a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution that has never been adopted but, owing to the absence of a ratification deadline, could theoretically still be adopted by the state legislatures. It would have shielded slavery within the states from the federal constitutional amendment process and from abolition or interference by Congress.

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Main subject: slavery
Legislated by: 36th United States Congress(March 2, 1861)
Named after: Thomas Corwin
Approved by: James Buchanan
Ratified by: Illinois(June 2, 1863)
Maryland(January 10, 1862)
Rhode Island(May 31, 1861)
Ohio(May 5, 1861)
Kentucky(April 4, 1861)

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