Author: Charlotte Greene
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Some Proposed Amendments – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Some Proposed Amendments The Constitution is a living and evolving document. One of the ways that the Constitution is changed is through the amendment process. It can be an arduous process, requiring agreement by many different segments of society and the government, and it does not always work out. But it is the only way…
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Notes on the Amendments – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Notes on the Amendments Advertisement Each Amendment to the Constitution came about for a reason — to overrule a Supreme Court decision, to force a societal change, or to revise the details of the Constitution. This page will give an overview of how each Amendment came to be. The process for adopting an amendment is…
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The Failed Amendments – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
The Failed Amendments Advertisement Throughout the history of the Constitution, 27 changes have been made through the Amendment process. Amendments are not easy to pass, and several amendments have been proposed over time, but which failed to pass the second hurdle – acceptance by the states. This page lists the amendments to the Constitution which…
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Constitutional Amendments – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Constitutional Amendments Amending the United States Constitution is no small task. This page will detail the amendment procedure as spelled out in the Constitution, and will also list some of the Amendments that have not been passed, as well as give a list of some amendments proposed in Congress during several of the past sessions.…
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Advertising on USConstitution.net – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Advertising on USConstitution.net The U.S. Constitution Online site has always been free, and always will be. The site is not run by a big school, business, or municipality. It is run by little ole me. The site costs me an enormous amount of time, and a fair amount of money. I’m not looking for any…
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Constitución de los Estados Unidos de América – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Constitución de los Estados Unidos de América A common question that I get is where to find a copy of the Constitution in Spanish. There are several translations available on the Internet, but I usually ended up referring the questioner to one site, maintained by the U.S. Department of State. In 2007, I decided to…
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The United States Constitution – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
The United States Constitution Today’s special event: March 16, 1751, is President James Madison‘s birthday. The Constitution is presented in several ways on this site. This page presents the Constitution on one large HTML-enhanced page. Other pages present the Constitution as a series of individual pages, in plain text, in standard Palm DOC format, and…
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Common Sense – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Common Sense Thomas Paine was born in Thetford, England, on January 29, 1737. He was raised by a Quaker father and an Anglican mother. He apprenticed as a corset maker, a profession that he drifted in and out of for many years. In 1764, he studied for and was admitted as an excise officer, though…
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Civil Unions News – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Civil Unions News This page is an archive of articles presented on the Current News page of the USConstitution.net site concerning Vermont’s Civil Union Law. 03/06/02 Massachusetts court to take up gay marriage The top court in Massachusetts is taking up the issue of gay marriage in a case brought by seven gay and lesbian…
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How to Cite This Site – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
How to Cite This Site Jump to: Citing the Constitution It is very important when writing a paper for a school project (at any level, from elementary school to graduate school) to properly cite your sources. Where did you find your information? Citations are placed in the text as footnotes or endnotes, and/or placed at…