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Presidential announcement of ratification
- When
- January 8, 1798
- Where
- Seat of the federal government
On January 8, 1798, President John Adams told Congress the amendment had been ratified by the necessary states and was part of the Constitution.
Approximately three years after the amendment's actual adoption, President John Adams declared in a message to Congress on January 8, 1798, that the Eleventh Amendment had been ratified by the requisite number of states and was now part of the Constitution.
Sources
- Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution Wikipedia, revision of 2026-05-26
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