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...''' is an [[American conservative]] initiative, for amendment(s) to the [[U.S. Constitution]]<ref>{{citation

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...ed that it would take effect only once nine states opted to ratify it.<ref>U.S. Constitution, Article VII.</ref> In the months following the Constitutional Convention,

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Delaware ratified the [[U.S. Constitution]] on December 7, 1787 making it "The First State"<ref name=Delaware.gov>[ht

...= Legal Information Institute, [[Cornell University]]}}</ref> While the [[U.S. Constitution]] is widely regarded as a document of much wisdom, its Framers simply could

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...change. E.g., proposal and adoption of the 14th and 15th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution, the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education (1954), and the

...U.S. constitutional law|Constitutional Law and the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution|First Amendment, founder and director of the Information Society Project an

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...the states expressed their will by passing the [[Eleventh Amendment to the U.S. Constitution]]. The Amendment expressly forbade citizens of one state from suing another ...e done pursuant to clauses such as §5 of the [[Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution]], which explicitly allows Congress to enforce its guarantees on the states

==The Senate in the U.S. Constitution== ...e]] movement of the early 20th century, the [[Seventeenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution]] was proposed and ratified. This amendment gave the people the power to se

That [[U.S. Constitutional Convention|convention]] went on to compose the U.S. Constitution, which would address the issues of interstate commerce, internal rebellion,

...1862 to give its assent to the partition of Virginia into two states. (The U.S. Constitution forbids the partition of a state unless both the state's own legislature an

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Ervin was an expert on matters regarding to the U.S. Constitution and was a [[strict constructionist]] on constitutional interpretation. He d

...section of the Judiciary Act of 1789 conflicted with Article III of the [[U.S. Constitution|Constitution]], the Court established its power of [[judicial review]], whi

* Edling, Max M. ''A Revolution in Favor of Government: Origins of the U.S. Constitution and the Making of the American State,'' 2003 [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst * Kyvig, David E. ''Explicit and Authentic Acts: Amending the U.S. Constitution, 1776–1995.'' U. Press of Kansas, 1996. 604 pp.

...Economic Interpretation of the Constitution'' (1913), he proposed that the U.S. Constitution was less a matter of political values of the Founding Fathers and more a pr

* Grubb, Farley. "The U.S. Constitution and Monetary Powers: an Analysis of the 1787 Constitutional Convention and

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...of the [[United States of America]]. As established in Article I of the [[U.S. Constitution]], it is a [[bicameral legislature|bicameral]] institution comprised of a [

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...aims advanced under the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The four points were:

...son]]'', which had held that racial segregation laws did not violate the [[U.S. Constitution]] as long as the facilities for each race were equal in quality, a doctrine ...es Constitution|Fourteenth Amendment]] of the [[United States Constitution|U.S. Constitution]]. However, the decision's 14 pages did not spell out any sort of method fo

...restatement of the proportion system in the [[Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution]].

...to the [[Bill of Rights (United States)|Bill of Rights]] included in the [[U.S. Constitution]]; specifically, the first ten amendments, or, the [[Bill of Rights (Englan

...her areas until December 6, 1865, when the [[Thirteenth Amendment]] to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, abolishing slavery throughout the country, except for some of

...held that intimate consensual sexual conduct is a liberty protected by the U.S. Constitution in the Fourteenth Amendment.

...did have more power under the [[Confederate Constitution]] than under the U.S. Constitution, but that power was almost exclusively restricted to the states' ability to

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...mission as using legal and educational means to ensure rights under the [[U.S. Constitution]] and the [[Universal Declaration of Human Rights]]. ...x President [[Roger Ailes]] distinguish between "[[First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution|First Amendment rights]], of which they are “vigorous defenders” and an

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Central to the legal arguments is the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution:<blockquote> A well regulated Militia being necessary to the security of a

While '''due process''' is most often associated with the [[U.S. Constitution]], the concept is English: "due process of law should be observed. Most U.

...ion of the Constitution'') was radical in 1913, since he proposed that the U.S. Constitution was less a matter of political values and more a product of economic intere

...right to habeas corpus in U.S. courts. While the [[Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution|Fifth Amendment]] refers to "any person", that does not "extend its protect

...nstitution.net] - Franklin's speech to the Convention prior to signing the U.S. Constitution

...enjoys a central place in United States law, government and politics. The U.S. Constitution has also been closely emulated in other countries on several occasions sinc

...tions of that authority appear to have been resisted by the Framers of the U.S. Constitution, but, certainly from the Harry S Truman|Truman Administration on and arguab ...f the legislative power." This principle is a reason that Article I of the U.S. Constitution deals with the Congress, not the Presidency. Locke, however, agreed there a

During his campaign, he focused on restoring the rights guaranteed by the [[U.S. Constitution]], particularly in his opposition to [[George W. Bush]]'s abridgment of civ

..., on the theory that such ratification or consideration would override the U.S. Constitution. They strongly opposed the nomination of [[Harold Koh]] as Legal Adviser to {{seealso|First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution}}

Antifederalist arguments were posed in opposition to the proposed [[U.S. Constitution]], suggesting that expanding the powers of the [[federal government]] was i

...strong national government. By the 1790s, after the ratification of the [[U.S. Constitution]] the term fell into disuse as those men joined the [[Federalist Party]] an

...law violated the [[Establishment Clause]] of the [[First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution]], and did not, as it claimed, protect [[academic freedom]], but rather "un

* Edling, Max. ''A Revolution in Favor of Government: Origins of the U.S. Constitution and the Making of the American State'' (2003) [http://www.questia.com/read/

The [[U.S. Constitution]] mentions ''habeas corpus'' only in Section 9 of Article I (which enumerat ...ght ''habeas corpus'' protects is a federal civil right, guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution, a person convicted of a state crime in a state court, and held in a state

Article Three of the [[U.S. Constitution]] defines the original and appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, whi

...or being formed was to “preserve and defend” the Second Amendment to the [[U.S. Constitution]].

...n overwhelming majority of electoral support in other cases (Such as the [[U.S. Constitution]] requiring three quarters of the States to pass a constitutional amendment

...tional structures and procedures that were originally established by the [[U.S. Constitution|Constitution]].

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...rican Political Science Association to Commemorate the Bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution, 1987

...ool, specializing in [[international law]], the relationship between the [[U.S. Constitution]] and [[U.S. foreign policy]], [[international humanitarian law]], and [[bi

*James Madison drafts the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, known collectively as the bill of rights. The document is a legal cornerst

...tution.net/constamrat.html Ratification of Constitutional Amendments], The U.S. Constitution Online </ref>

...erson]] || First VP elected under provisions of [[Twelfth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution|12th Amendment]]; died in office ...]] || First VP appointed (by Nixon) under [[Twenty-fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution|25th Amendment]]; succeeded on resignation of Nixon

...olating state laws) and claiming they were convicted in violation of the [[U.S. Constitution]] are governed by a specific statute in the ''U.S. Code'': 28 ''U.S.C.'' §

...n of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President."<ref>U.S. Constitution, Article II Section 1</ref></blockquote> ...t a sitting president cannot be forced out of office by lawsuit, since the U.S. Constitution allows only for impeachment by the legislative branch. Furthermore, he also

...omic movement that seeks to replace the secular governance model of the [[U.S. Constitution]], creating a political and judicial system based on Old Testament Law, or ...dispensationalists cite support in U.S. political documents such as the [[U.S. Constitution]] and [[U.S. Declaration of Independence]], as well as, at a slight remove,

On his website, McDermott describes this as a [[First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution]] issue. <blockquote>As you may know, for over nine years I have been fight

...t]] is not empowered to do anything not explicitly stated in the amended [[U.S. Constitution]].<ref name=NYT2010-03-29>{{citation

...ndments? We currently have only 2 such articles: [[First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution]] ("of" seems to me the wrong preposition here; don't we usually say "N'th Might I suggest using "Twenty-first [or whatever] Amendment to the U.S. Constitution", with redirects from "Twenty-first Amendment" and "21st Amendment", which

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...itution]] was the major political development of these years. With the new U.S. Constitution in place, it was necessary to revise the somewhat experimental [[Delaware C

...tates]] decision<ref>(130 S. Ct. 876)</ref> that [[First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution]] rights applied to [[corporation]]s as well as biological persons, reversi

...''Library Journal'' review that states the book's goal is "to defend the U.S. Constitution and the men who drafted it in 1787 from the accusations of sexism, racism,

...[[Delaware (U.S. state)|Delaware]] became the first state to ratify the [[U.S. Constitution]] on December 7, 1787.

...sed on the [[due process]] clause of the [[Fourteenth amendemnt]] to the [[U.S. Constitution]]. That clause states that "No State shall . . . deprive any person of life

On his website, McDermott describes this as a [[First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution]] issue. " As you may know, for over nine years I have been fighting to pro

...ech is only as strong as the weakest intermediate"; First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution rights do not apply to private contracts. "...[A] web hosting company isn't

...an nation, and its language overrides that of the [[First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution]].

After the ratification of the [[U.S. Constitution]] in 1789, the federal government assumed the debts that the states had inc

...ts. It sponsors debates, discussions, and research on issues involving the U.S. Constitution, the legal system, and legal education. These activities involve proponents

The U.S. Constitution's copyright clause (Article I, Section 8) empowers the Congress to protect

...he United States|U.S. Supreme Court]] decision which established a major [[U.S. Constitution|due-process]] right for defendants in criminal cases: the right to have the

...w York]] on March 4, 1789, marking the beginning of government under the [[U.S. Constitution|Constitution]]. On September 2, 1789, Congress created a permanent institu

...is is partly due to his [[strict constructionist]] interpretation of the [[U.S. Constitution]] and his staunch opposition to excessive federal power. Tyler resigned fro

...s caused the [[Supreme Court of the United States]] to establish a major [[U.S. Constitution|due-process]] right for defendants in criminal cases: the right not to incr ...S. Constitution|Fifth Amendment]] issue of self-incrimination but on the [[U.S. Constitution|Sixth Amendment]] issue of the right to counsel before interrogation.

...was about to meet in Hillsborough to discuss ratification of the proposed U.S. Constitution) to decide. The convention agreed to create a new town, which was to be loc

...a one-year term as well as the delegates to the [[Philadelphia Convention|U.S. Constitution Convention]]. |[[Philadelphia Convention|U.S. Constitution]]

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...itional values" as coming from the [[U.S. Declaration of Independence]], [[U.S. Constitution]] and the "writings of the Founding Fathers"... "We believe that Jesus Chri

...to effect a compromise, such as the 3/5 ratio for a slave then used by the U.S. Constitution, but to no avail. Eventually, the eastern planters prevailed. Slaves would

...hey were also critical of the proposed [[Equal Rights Amendment]] to the [[U.S. Constitution]], which would prohibit [[Gender discrimination]]. The Amendment was passed

...cation will remain an elusive dream without a guarantee of equality in the U.S. Constitution.

...nental Congress]] (1977) that was replaced in 1789 by the newly ratified [[U.S. Constitution]]. ...operated until early 1789 when the whole system was replaced by the new [[U.S. Constitution]], which created a much stronger national government.

...to make what can only be called attacks. While the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and associated case law puts sets an extremely high bar on political and jo

...[women's suffrage]], recall of judicial decisions, easier amendment of the U.S. Constitution, social welfare legislation for women and children, workers' compensation (