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The Emancipation Proclamation – Page 3 The Emancipation Proclamation, Page 3 More images

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The Gettysburg Address – Page 1 The Gettysburg Address, Page 1 More images

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The Declaration of Rights and Grievances In March, 1774, the British Parliament passed a series of laws they referred to as the Coercive Acts. The Americans called them the Intolerable Acts. The Acts were primarily designed to punish the colony of Massachusetts for defying British policies;...

The Lemon Test Advertisement In 1971, the Supreme Court heard the case of Lemon v Kurtzman (403 US 602). In the case, the Court decided that a Rhode Island law that paid some of the salary of some parochial school teachers was unconstitutional. The case is discussed in more detail on the...

The Declaration of Independence The Declaration of Independence More images

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The Constitutional Dictionary

The Constitutional Dictionary This document contains words, phrases, and concepts used in the United States Constitution. Links to this document can be found on the U.S. Constitution Page . Note that some words are defined only as they apply to the Constitution itself. You may also wish to see the...

First Twelve Articles of Amendment Advertisement On June 8, 1789, James Madison rose in the House of Representatives and read his thoughts about amendments to the Constitution. Based on the recommendations of several ratifying conventions and the fears expressed by the Anti-Federalists , his...

USConstitution.net Bandwidth Crisis A message from Steve Mount, your Webmaster: Running this site is a labor of love for me, and I’m happy to pick up the tab for the site. The ads appearing on the site cover about one quarter of the cost of normal operations for the site. November 2004 was not a...

Signers of The Declaration of Independence Because I found the information difficult to find on the Internet, I compiled the demographics for the Signers of the Declaration of Independence for this page. It mirrors the data found on a similar page which has demographics for the attendees of the...

August 6 Draft of the Constitution Advertisement On Tuesday, July 24, 1787, the Constitutional Convention appointed members to the Committee of Detail . The Committee was tasked with taking all of the points debated by the Convention up to that point and constructing a document that could be used...

September 12 Draft of the Constitution Advertisement On Saturday, September 8, 1787, the Constitutional Convention appointed members to the Committee of Style and Arrangement . The Committee was tasked with taking the August 6 draft and editing it to include all points decided by the Convention,...

Constitutional Topic: Rights and Responsibilities The Constitutional Topics pages at the USConstitution.net site are presented to delve deeper into topics than can be provided on the Glossary Page or in the FAQ pages . This Topic Page concerns Constitutional Rights and Responsibilities. Generally...

Constitutional Topic: Separation of Powers The Constitutional Topics pages at the USConstitution.net site are presented to delve deeper into topics than can be provided on the Glossary Page or in the FAQ pages . This Topic Page concerns the Separation of Powers. The concept of Separation of Powers...

Constitutional Topic: Slavery Advertisement The Constitutional Topics pages at the USConstitution.net site are presented to delve deeper into topics than can be provided on the Glossary Page or in the FAQ pages . This Topic Page concerns Slavery. Slavery is mentioned in two main places in the...

Constitutional Topic: Student Rights The Constitutional Topics pages at the USConstitution.net site are presented to delve deeper into topics than can be provided on the Glossary Page or in the FAQ pages . This Topic Page concerns Student Rights. Generally speaking, the Constitution applies equally...