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The Lemon Test Advertisement In 1971, the Supreme Court heard the case of Lemon v Kurtzman (403 US 602). In the case, the Court decided that a Rhode Island law that paid some of the salary of some parochial school teachers was unconstitutional. The case is discussed in more detail on the Constitution and Religion…

Issue Guide for “First Monday” First Monday did not air past the 12th episode, and was cancelled from the CBS schedule. First Monday is a television show that airs on the CBS television network. It began airing in January, 2002. This page is not an episode guide for the show, as it is more than…

Events Affecting the Constitution Through history, certain events have shaped how the Constitution has been interpreted or viewed by the public. This page will provide an overview of these events, most of which are Supreme Court cases, and provide a starting-point for further research. The primary sources for this information varies. Supreme Court cases are…

USConstitution.net Bandwidth Crisis A message from Steve Mount, your Webmaster: Running this site is a labor of love for me, and I’m happy to pick up the tab for the site. The ads appearing on the site cover about one quarter of the cost of normal operations for the site. November 2004 was not a…

The USConstitution.net Timeline Often in the course of researching events for the USConstitution.net site, I’ve wondered where in history those events fall in relation to other national and international milestones. On this page, I’ve listed many events from U.S. and World history, with specific attention to constitutional events. PalmPilot users: A DOC format file for…

Common Misspellings in Search Advertisement After I implemented the Search Engine on this site, I began to watch what people were searching for, to get a good indication of the sorts of topics I should add to the site. In the process, I’ve seen some interesting word spellings. I added this page for those who…

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Recommended Reading – A Bookstore The U.S. Constitution Online is proud to present the following selection of titles for your Constitutional Reading pleasure. These books are presented in association with the Amazon.com online bookstore. Help support this site by buying your books from Amazon.com. If you go to Amazon.com by clicking on a link on…

Message Board Notes and Policies General Posting Policies Special Notes for Students The forums at the USConstitution.net site are used to allow visitors to communicate with the Webmaster and with each other. The software used by USConstitution.net is YaBB — it has all the features one expects from a Web-based forum including threaded topics, user…

The Best of the USConstitution Message Board There have been forums active on this site since August 1997. In that time, many pearls of wisdom have been posted to the forums, by many people, on many subjects. This page is a “Best Of” of sorts. “Nominations” for inclusion on this page are sent in by…