Category: Constitutional Topics

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 Edwards’s name appeared on an…

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 when drugs are found…

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 persons convicted of various crimes since 1957.…

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 searches during the course of…

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 states gained representatives in the House under…

Constitutional Topic: Presidential Terms 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 presidential terms – the beginning and ending of the President’s service. The primary sources for information about presidential…

Constitutional Topic: Political Systems Advertisement This page concerns Political Systems. The Constitution describes the U.S. political system. This document will describe political systems in general, and then use specific examples of real-world political systems. In the course of creating this page, Wikipedia was an invaluable resource. Another primary source was Comparative Politics by Gregory Mahler…

Constitutional Topic: Presidential Line of Succession 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 Presidential Line of Succession. The Line of Succession is mentioned in two places in the…

Constitutional Topic: Student 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 Student Rights. Generally speaking, the Constitution applies equally to everyone, regardless of age, color, race, religion, or any other…

Constitutional Topic: Slavery 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 Slavery. Slavery is mentioned in two main places in the Constitution; in Article 1, Section 2 Clause 3, and…