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Constitutional Topic: The Electoral College 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 the Electoral College. The Electoral College is...

Constitutional Topic: The Federalists and Anti-Federalists 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 Federalists versus the Anti-Federalists...

Constitutional Topic: Federalism 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 Federalism. Federalism is not mentioned explicitly in the Constitution,...

Constitutional Topic: The Government 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 Government. The Constitution of the United States provides a...

Constitutional Topic: Checks and Balances 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 Checks and Balances. The entire Constitution,...

Constitutional Topic: Articles of Confederation 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 the Articles of Confederation. The Articles...

Constitutional Topic: The Bill of 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 The Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights is the common name for...

Constitutional Topic: The Cabinet 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 the Cabinet, the group of people that head the various...

Constitutional Topic: The Constitutional Convention 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 Constitutional Convention of 1787. The Convention...

Constitutional Topic: The Census 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 the census. The Census is mentioned in Article 1, Section...

Constitutional Topic: Citizenship 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 Citizenship. Citizenship is mentioned in Article 1, Section 2 , Article...

Teaching the Constitution

Teaching the Constitution Advertisement Federal law passed in 2004 requires that all schools that receive federal funding provide a course to all students on the Constitution on Constitution Day, September 17. The law is known as H.R. 4818, and the text is found at section 111(b): Each educational...

Constitutional Topics 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 . Topics are added and revised on an on-going basis. If you have an idea for a topic, let the let the...

Constitutional Topic: The Second Amendment 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 The Second Amendment. This topic has a home...

Constitutional Topic: Ratification Conventions 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 Amendment Ratification Conventions. Article 5 details a...

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The Best of the USConstitution Message Board There have been forums active on this site since August 1997. In that time, many pearls of wisdom have been posted to the forums, by many people, on many subjects. This page is a “Best Of” of sorts. “Nominations” for inclusion on this page are...

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Comparing the Articles and the Constitution The United States has operated under two constitutions. The first, The Articles of Confederation , was in effect from March 1, 1781, when Maryland ratified it. The second, The Constitution , replaced the Articles when it was ratified by New Hampshire on...