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Constitutional FAQ Answer #48 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q48. “Can you tell me why the ERA was not ratified?” A. The ERA was not ratified because not enough states approved it before the deadline set in the legislation, nor in the extension given it by…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #47 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q47. “Is tabloid journalism what the writers of the First Amendment really had in mind? Or is that what is meant by ‘…the free exercise thereof…,’ which I find hard to believe?” A. What the authors of…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #46 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q46. “What amendments should I look at dealing with the duties of citizens to uphold the Constitution? A. The Constitution deals with the rights of citizens, and not the responsibilities of them. I think what you’re looking…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #45 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q45. “Can you tell me how did the states get the power to decide that people had to have so much studying, etc. in order to have a license, and if they do not have this license,…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #44 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q44. “I am writing a paper in English about whether I think American citizens have the right to break the law. Does it doesn’t it say in the Constitution that a citizen must abide by the state…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #43 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q43. “Recently we took a test on the Constitution that asked a question about a suspensive veto. No one in our class, including our teacher, had ever heard of this. I was wondering if you could please…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #42 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q42. “I have to give a persuasive speech on how I think a Bible class should be offered, as an elective at public schools (or at least for them to be possible to allow). I am going…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #41 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q41. “I’m writing a paper regarding the implications of Janet Reno appointing a special prosecutor in certain instances. Does anyone know where the office of the attorney general is authorized? What are it’s specific responsibilities?” A. The…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #40 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q40. “I have heard that the U.S. constitution was written originally in German. Is there any truth to this?” A. No. |Home| |Constitution| |FAQ| |Topics| |Forums| |Documents| |Timeline| |Kids| |Vermont| |Map| |Citation| |Survey| |Support| Web site designed…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #4 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q4. “I was looking for what the Congress is prohibited from doing.” The Constitution doesn’t so much say what they can’t do as it does what they can. If you think about it, this restricts the Congress…