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The 27th Amendment is our most recent amendment. How long after submission to the states did it take to be ratified?
Hint: The 27th Amendment holds the record for the longest amount of time between submission to the states and eventual ratification.
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Answer: 202 years, 7 months, and 12 days. It was submitted to the states September 25, 1789, and finally became part of the Constitution on May 7, 1992.