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Constitutional FAQ Answer #66 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q66. “If the President dies and then the Vice President takes over and dies too, who takes over then?” The Vice President. One of the VP‘s first acts as a new President would likely be the appointment…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #65 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q65. “Where in the Constitution does it mention states’ right to secede from the union?” A. The Constitution does not permit a state to secede once it is a part of the Union. However, it does not…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #64 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q64. “Is there any place I could find information on the electoral process?” A. The electoral process, at least for presidential elections, is spelled out in the Constitution in Article 2, Section 1 and the 12th Amendment.…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #63 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q63. “Can the Federal Government actually own land, i.e the public lands which are managed by the various agencies, such as U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management?” A. Article 4, Section 3, allows Congress to…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #62 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q62. “I have a friend that told me that I have a constitutional right to travel in this country. He stated that to tax that right with driver’s license fees, motor registration, license plate fees and a…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #61 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q61. “How we can account for the fact that the U.S. Constitution has been amended only 27 times in the past 200 years? Do you have any feed back on this?” A. Actually, since it was written…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #60 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q60. “Where may I find additional information on the evolution of Article 1 — Section 8 (Powers of Congress)…and specifically, ‘To coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of foreign coin, and fix the standard of weights…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #6 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q6. “During class today, we were discussing Amendment 15. Is it true that it will expire in the year 2008?” A. There is no expiration date on the 15th Amendment. Don’t worry, the right of citizens to…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #59 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q59. “I need help looking for where the Constitution implies slavery. I looked at Article 1, Section 9, Clause 1 of the Constitution. I need another example of the implied use of slavery.” A. When the Constitution…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #58 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q58. “I would like to know what the President can and cannot accomplish via an Executive Order. If Congress has NOT passed laws that mandate certain Administration policies which means that those policies are merely the result…