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Constitutional FAQ Answer #113 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q113. “What is the right to privacy and where can I find it in the Constitution?” A. The right to privacy is not a part of the Constitution, at least not in so many words. The right…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #112 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q112. “If titles of nobility are prohibited by the constitution, why then does the U.S. Supreme Court bestow the title of ‘honorable’ to the judges that at seated there? For that matter, why do we refer to…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #111 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q111. “OK, I read the answer to Question 25 but I’m confused because of all the talk of military tribunals and loss of rights for terrorists caught in Afghanistan. What’s the deal?” A. Your question is a…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #110 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q110. “Does the President have the authority to cancel the 1972 ABM treaty without the advise and consent of the senate? The power is given to the President to make treaties with the advise and consent of…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #11 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q11. “Can tabloids be restricted constitutionally? I don’t mean censor, but can government label tabloids as they label records with explicit lyrics?” A. First, it should be clarified that the government does not rate movies, nor does…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #109 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q109. “Why did Rhode Island not send delegates to the Constitutional Convention?” A. Rhode Island was afraid that any new system proposed by the convention would be detrimental to its economy. Rhode Island issued lots of paper…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #108 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q108. “Who has the power to declare war?” A. There is a short answer and a much longer answer. The short answer is that the Constitution clearly grants the Congress the power to declare war, in Article…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #107 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q107. “Where does the C.I.A. get their power and authority?” A. The CIA, and a whole host of other government agencies, fall under the Executive Branch. Their power, then, comes from the power of the President. The…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #106 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q106. “I am unaware of the status of the Articles of Confederation, but for the sake of argument, if my some outside chance Canada formally asked to become part of the union, would the United States have…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #105 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q105. “My local newspaper had an educational page about voting that showed all the things that had been decided by one vote. For example, it said that German was almost the official language of the U.S., losing…