Articles by James Caldwell

The Miranda Warning Advertisement The Constitution reserves many rights for those suspected of crime. One of the fears of the Framers was that the government could act however it wished by simply saying an individual was a suspected criminal. Many of the rights in the Constitution and the Bill of...

Nations of the World The following table is a compilation of data gathered from different sources, but primarily from the data found in the Information Please online databases. See the notes at the bottom of the page for some details about each column. Country Capital Adjective Languages Off?...

2000 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 2000. 12/28/00 2000 census figures released The U.S. Census has released state population totals from the 2000 enumeration. Eight...

Jefferson’s Wall of Separation Letter Thomas Jefferson was a man of deep religious conviction — his conviction was that religion was a very personal matter, one which the government had no business getting involved in. He was vilified by his political opponents for his role in the passage of...

Richard Henry Lee’s Independence Resolution In the spring and early summer of 1776, war with Britain looked more and more likely. There had already been battles, but many of the leaders of the colonies felt that reconciliation with the Crown was still possible. But things deteriorated rapidly....

The Bill of Rights

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The Constitution

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The Constitution

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The Gettysburg Address For three days in July 1863, Union and Confederate forces fought fierce battles at and near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The Union turned back one of the last major thrusts of the Confederate troops toward the North. Many consider it the turning point in the war; after...

The Report of the Hartford Convention As Britain and France battled each other in the early 1800’s, enterprising Americans wanted to take advantage of the war by transporting goods for both sides, across each nation’s blockade lines. The violation of the lines angered both governments, but...

The Articles of Confederation

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The Articles of Confederation

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The Articles of Confederation

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The Articles of Confederation

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Electoral Vote – 2000 Election This page details the electoral vote for the 2000 Presidential Election. Other electoral vote counts can be found on the Main Electoral Vote Page . The popular vote and names of major candidates that did not get any electoral votes in each election can be found on...

Electoral Vote – 2004 Election This page details the electoral vote for the 2004 Presidential Election. Other electoral vote counts can be found on the Main Electoral Vote Page . The popular vote and names of major candidates that did not get any electoral votes in each election can be found on...