Articles by James Caldwell

The British Plan Advertisement The Constitutional Convention was tasked with proposing amendments to the Articles of Confederation which would make it a more workable plan for national government. The Convention began with the text of the Virginia Plan and Charles Pinckney’s notes . New Jersey...

The New Jersey Plan Advertisement The Constitutional Convention was tasked with proposing amendments to the Articles of Confederation which would make it a more workable plan for national government. The Convention began with the text of the Virginia Plan and Charles Pinckney’s notes before them,...

Charles Pinckney’s Plan Advertisement The Constitutional Convention was tasked with proposing amendments to the Articles of Confederation which would make it a more workable plan for national government. James Madison, largely regarded as the Father of the Constitution, came to the Convention...

The Virginia Plan Advertisement The Constitutional Convention was tasked with proposing amendments to the Articles of Confederation which would make it a more workable plan for national government. Though the final product of the Convention was a replacement for the Articles, the first proposal was...

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2007 News Archive This page is an archive of articles presented on the Current News page of the USConstitution.net site. On this page are articles that were posted in 2007. 12/13/07 Bush vetoes another children’s health insurance bill Calling it a virtual duplicate of a bill he vetoed just two...

1999 News Archive This page is an archive of articles presented on the Current News page of the USConstitution.net site. On this page are articles that were posted in 1999. 12/30/99 Judge denies restraining order against DVD copying software In what defendants are calling a blow for free speech and...

Barack Obama’s Keynote Speech The 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston had one main purpose: to nominate Senator John Kerry to be the Democratic candidate for president. The party called on all speakers to tone down anti-George Bush rhetoric, hoping to prevent the party from being...

Other Constitutions and Constitutional Resources Advertisement The Constitution is presented in several formats on this site: As one large, HTML-enhanced document As a series of pages , one for each section and amendment In plain-text In Palm DOC format In enhanced TealDoc Palm DOC format PalmPilot...

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2001 News Archive This page is an archive of articles presented on the Current News page of the USConstitution.net site. On this page are articles that were posted in 2001. 12/10/01 Rights of parolees restricted by Supreme Court The Supreme Court today ruled that if a prisoner agrees to warrantless...

2002 News Archive This page is an archive of articles presented on the Current News page of the USConstitution.net site. On this page are articles that were posted in 2002. 12/24/02 Bush issues pardons President George Bush exercised his pardon power for the first time today, pardoning seven...

2003 News Archive This page is an archive of articles presented on the Current News page of the USConstitution.net site. On this page are articles that were posted in 2003. 12/15/03 New rules for automotive arrests set by Court A unanimous Supreme Court authorized arrest of all passengers in a car...

2004 News Archive This page is an archive of articles presented on the Current News page of the USConstitution.net site. On this page are articles that were posted in 2004. 12/13/04 Edwards gets one electoral vote – for President Minnesota officials were not quite sure what to do when John...

2005 News Archive This page is an archive of articles presented on the Current News page of the USConstitution.net site. On this page are articles that were posted in 2005. 12/20/05 Pennsylvania court rebukes Intelligent Design instruction In a strongly-worded judgement against supporters of...

2006 News Archive This page is an archive of articles presented on the Current News page of the USConstitution.net site. On this page are articles that were posted in 2006. 12/26/06 President Ford dies President Gerald Ford, 38th president of the United States, died today. Ford rose to office in...

Madison’s Introduction of the Bill of Rights James Madison, is considered by many to be the father of the Constitution, and not without good reason . What is perhaps less well known is his role in the Bill of Rights , too. During the Convention, the delegates were mostly set against the inclusion...

The Magna Carta Advertisement Of all the documents that make up the ancestry of the Constitution , one of the oldest is the Magna Carta (also known as the Magna Charta or the Great Charter). It was created in 1215 in England. It was an agreement between King John and the nobility of the day. The...

The Massachusetts Government Act When Massachusetts was first chartered, a council of inhabitants was formed, the 28 members of which were to be chosen annually by the people of the colony. This bit of democratic representation was unique among the many colonies, and it was a right the people took...

The Mayflower Compact stories of survival, of relations with American Indians, of the first Thanksgiving, and of religious freedom found, are the stuff of American legend. One of the cornerstones of the Pilgrim ethos is the Mayflower Compact. The Pilgrims were a small group of people bound by...