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This template summarizes information about an amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

How to use

 * This template should not be substituted.

Format

 * All parameters, vertical format


 * All parameters, horizontal format

Parameters
This infobox takes a number of parameters, which are optional unless indicated otherwise. The order in which they are specified is not material:

The name of the constitutional amendment as it should appear in the infobox. If the parameter is omitted, the article name is used. An image to represent the amendment, if there is such an amendment. In most cases, there will not be, and there is no need to include an image. If included, specify the name of the image without the "File:" prefix and do not wikilink it. Note that only images that have been released under a free licence should be used here. Such images should preferably be uploaded to the Wikimedia Commons. Do not use images under a (supposed) "fair use" justification, as the use of such images in infoboxes probably does not constitute fair use. The width of the image, if any, in pixels, particularly if it is less than 180 pixels (px). Type the number without the "px" suffix ("150", not "150px"). If this parameter is omitted or called but left blank, the image size defaults to 180px. A caption for the image, if any. A short summary of the amendment. The status of the amendment. This can be one of:
 * amendment
 * image
 * imagesize
 * caption
 * summary
 * status
 * Proposed for an amendment that has been informally proposed, but not approved by Congress;
 * Approved for an amendment that has been approved by Congress and sent to states for ratification, but has not yet been ratified or terminated;
 * Ratified for an amendment that has been certified as ratified and made part of the Constitution;
 * Terminated for an amendment that had been approved by Congress and sent to states for ratification, but whose ratification has failed.
 * Repealed for an amendment that had been made part of the Constitution, but has since been repealed. Currently, the Eighteenth Amendment is the only such amendment.

The date the amendment was formally proposed by Congress. The date, if any, on which the amendment was ratified. The date, if any, on which the amendment formally failed to achieve required ratifications and was terminated.
 * proposed
 * ratified
 * terminated

Note that only one of the  and   parameters should be specified. The date, if any, on which the amendment was repealed. Text of the constitutional amendment. Use this parameter only if the text is very short; otherwise, the text in the body of the article will be sufficient. A short list of cases (no more than 3-5) construing the amendment. Entries here should be limited to those from the Supreme Court of the United States, unless no such cases exist.
 * repealed
 * text
 * cases

This parameter should only be used where there is no navbox specific to the amendment (such as, for example, US1stAmendment). Where such a navbox exists, do not use the  parameter. Instead, include the applicable navbox at the bottom of the article if it is not already present.

For amendments where a large number of Supreme Court cases have construed the amendment and no navbox specific to the amendment exists, a small number of representative cases may be included; but consider creating such a navbox instead.

Example 1: a ratified amendment
For Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution:

Example 2: an unratified, terminated amendment
For District of Columbia Voting Rights Amendment:

Example 3: an amendment that was considered by never formally proposed in Congress
For Bricker Amendment: