ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT

                                       OF

                       AXP GOVERNMENT INCOME SERIES, INC.

     Pursuant to Section 302A.135 of the Minnesota Business Corporation Act, AXP
Government Income Series, Inc., incorporated on March 12, 1985, under the laws
of the State of Minnesota, amends its Articles of Incorporation to change the
name of the corporation to RiverSource Government Income Series, Inc. and the
minimum size permitted for a shareholder account.

     New Article I shall be:

                                ARTICLE I - NAME

        The name of this corporation (hereinafter called the "Fund") is:

                   RIVERSOURCE GOVERNMENT INCOME SERIES, INC.


     New Article III, Section 7 shall be:

                          ARTICLE III - CAPITALIZATION

Section 7. The Fund may redeem the shares of a shareholder if the amount
invested is less than an amount determined by the Board of Directors and set
forth in the current Fund prospectus.


     The resolution to amend the Articles of Incorporation was approved by the
affirmative vote of a majority of the votes (number of shares owned times the
net asset value per share) present and entitled to vote a regular meeting of
shareholders on February 15, 2006, held pursuant to a written notice given to
each shareholder in the manner provided in Section 302A.435.

Dated this 21st day of April, 2006.

                                      RiverSource Government Income Series, Inc.


                                      By  /s/   Leslie L. Ogg
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                                                Leslie L. Ogg
                                                Vice President and Secretary


STATE OF MINNESOTA  )
                      ) ss.
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN  )

          The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this 21st day of
          April, 2006.

                                      By  /s/   Diane R. Kepp
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                                                Notary