The 27th amendment to the constitution, added in 1992, forbids sitting members of congress from raising their pay while in session. who wrote this amendment and when was it written? question 17 options: john breckinridge; 1802 franklin d. roosevelt; 1951 james madison; 1789 barbara boxer; 1989

The correct answer is C) James Madison, 1789.

The 27th Amendment to the Constitution, added in 1992, forbids sitting members of Congress from raising their pay while in session. The politician that wrote this Amendment was James Madison and was written in 1789.

The 27th Amendment to the United States says, in simple terms, that the US Senators and members of the House of Representatives cannot modify their salaries until the end of their terms. The Funny thing here is that it had to pass 202 years for its ratification in 1992. James Madison wrote this Amendment in 1789.

your answer would be (a)