Does Amendment Need to Be Capitalized?

Does Amendment Need to Be Capitalized?

"When discussing a specific amendment, does it gain proper noun status? ... Both the Chicago Manual of Style and the AP Stylebook say to capitalize names such as "First Amendment" and "Fourteenth Amendment." The names of all acts, bills, laws, and amendments are capitalized: My dad just signed up for Social Security.

Does Fifth Amendment need to be capitalized?

Do not capitalize designations such as room 173, page 495. 14. Capitalize amendments to the United States Constitution: the Fifth Amendment. Capitalize “Constitution” when referring to the American document, but do not capitalize “constitutional.”

Should amendments be spelled out?

By convention, the ordinal designations of centuries and amendments to the U.S. Constitution are spelled out.

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