Author: Charlotte Greene
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The Pledge of Allegiance – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
The Pledge of Allegiance Advertisement The Pledge of Allegiance was first published for Columbus Day, on September 8, 1892, in the Boston magazine The Youth’s Companion. It was written by a member of the magazine’s staff, Francis Bellamy. The publication of the Pledge, and its wide redistribution to schools in pamphlet form later that year…
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Political Philosophers – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Political Philosophers When I went to college, my major was Political Science. The field is very broad, and I focused on my own areas of interest, the American political system. I also dabbled in comparative political systems and international politics. In all that time, I seem to have been able to avoid almost any contact…
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Other Historical American Documents – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Other Historical American Documents It is not my intention to become a repository for a grand collection of historical American documents. There are other sites that have a large collection and the resources to nurture such a project. However, there are some very important documents that are related to the Constitution in much the same…
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An Interview with John Stuart Mill – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
An Interview with John Stuart Mill Advertisement Thanks to KnowledgeNews for permission to republish this page. Of course, the copyright on John Stuart Mill’s On Liberty has long since run out, but the clever “interview style” used by KnowledgeNews to present Mill’s ideas is original. The copyright for this page, then, is held by KnowledgeNews.…
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The New York Times CyberTimes – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
The New York Times CyberTimes [Editor’s note: this column appeared in the August 14, 1997 edition of the New York Times CyberTimes online news source. The original is still archived here. This local copy is maintained just in case the original ever disappears from the Web.] August 14, 1997 One Man’s Passion for ‘Living’ Constitutions…
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Site Map – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Site Map Advertisement This is a site map of the USConstitution.net site. Index Index Page Constitution Pages Constitución de los Estados Unidos de América Constitution Explained, The Constitutional Amendments Constitutional Dictionary, The Data on the Framers of the Constitution Events Affecting the Constitution Failed Amendments, The Framers of the Constitution, The Misspellings in the U.S.…
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The Lemon Test – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
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 Constitution and Religion…
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The Declaration of Rights and Grievances – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
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; specifically, for the Boston Tea Party. Outrage in the…
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The Gettysburg Address – Page 2 – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
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The Gettysburg Address – Page 1 – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
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