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title: "Eight Proposed Constitutional Amendments | A Government That Works for the People"
canonical: "https://govthatworks.org/amendments"
description: "Interactive explorer for the eight citizen-draft constitutional amendments in Appendix A, including exact text, notes, safeguards, objections, and the author\u2019s response."
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Appendix A

# The Eight Proposed Constitutional Amendments

The first edition presents eight constitutional drafts as material for public debate, not as enacted law or professionally reviewed legislative text.

The explorer below displays the proposed text verbatim from Appendix A after removal of PDF page headers and line-break hyphenation. Explanatory tabs remain distinct from the constitutional language.

**Read the source chapter in the book**Appendix A — The Eight Proposed Constitutional Amendments

[Open Appendix A](/reader?ch=appendix-a#appendix-a)

**Citizen's draft.** Appendix A states that these eight amendments are not law, have not been introduced or ratified, and have not been reviewed by legislative or constitutional counsel. The explorer preserves the proposed constitutional text from the first edition and separates it from explanatory notes and objections.

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Exact proposed textWhy needed & what changesBuilt-in safeguardsBest case against & response

**Read the source chapter in the book**Appendix A — The Eight Proposed Constitutional Amendments

[Open Appendix A](/reader?ch=appendix-a#appendix-a)

## Interactive tool: Article V Ratification Tracker
The page includes a neutral, automated Article V threshold animation rather than a manual state-support sandbox. Route 1 illustrates a congressional proposal followed by a state-ratification sequence that pauses at 37 before a highlighted 38th state. Route 2 illustrates 34 state-legislature applications for a convention, followed by a separate 38-state ratification stage. State order is randomized for demonstration and is not a prediction or assessment of actual support.