What is the proper short form for the Eleventh Amendment to the Constitution?

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What is the proper short form for the Eleventh Amendment to the Constitution?

Citing constitutional amendments follows a clear shorthand: use U.S. Const. for the United States Constitution, then the abbreviation amend. and the amendment number in Roman numerals. For the Eleventh Amendment, the proper short form is U.S. Const. amend. XI. The Roman numeral XI is standard, and the period after XI ends the citation sentence. Using Art. XI would imply an article, not an amendment, and writing 11 or appending art. is not the conventional practice. So this form aligns with Bluebook style for citing amendments.

Citing constitutional amendments follows a clear shorthand: use U.S. Const. for the United States Constitution, then the abbreviation amend. and the amendment number in Roman numerals. For the Eleventh Amendment, the proper short form is U.S. Const. amend. XI. The Roman numeral XI is standard, and the period after XI ends the citation sentence. Using Art. XI would imply an article, not an amendment, and writing 11 or appending art. is not the conventional practice. So this form aligns with Bluebook style for citing amendments.

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