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Constitutional FAQ Answer #48 | 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...

Constitutional FAQ Answer #49 | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q49. “It would seem that Amendment 13 , Section 1 would outlaw the concept of the conscription of citizens into the military forces (“Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude….”) How has...

Constitutional FAQ Answer #36 | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q36. “If you exercise your 5th amendment right and the court grants immunity and you still refuse to incriminate yourself you can be held in contempt and sent to jail. Locally, years ago a...

Constitutional FAQ Answer #37 | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> The following was sent to me as part of an email that advertised for a book about the Constitution… Q37. “Send 20 FRNs [Federal Reserve Notes, commonly but erroneously called dollars – see...

Constitutional FAQ Answer #38 | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q38. “What does the Constitution say about Same-Sex Marriages? What does it say about Marijuana? What does it say about Prostitution?” A. Nothing, nothing, and nothing. By virtue of the fact...

Constitutional FAQ Answer #39 | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q39. “Can you think of a time where the 21st amendment ever played some kind of active role in today’s modern life?” A. Of course. It plays a role every single day. If you are a beer...

Constitutional FAQ Answer #4 | 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...

Constitutional FAQ Answer #40 | 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 | |...

Constitutional FAQ Answer #41 | 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...

Constitutional FAQ Answer #42 | 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 to give...

Constitutional FAQ Answer #30 | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q30. “The wording of the Constitution gets confusing, which is understandable since it was written in the 18th century and uses legal terms that most laymen have never had cause to learn....

Constitutional FAQ Answer #31 | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q31. “How does the 16th Amendment make the Income Tax possible?” A. Quite simply, the 16th Amendment authorizes the Congress to lay and collect a tax on any income. That’s what the...

Constitutional FAQ Answer #32 | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> In follow-up to Question 31 : Q32. “I didn’t find myself enlightened by the answer…. Perhaps a better way to phrase the question would be, why couldn’t an income tax be levied without the...

Constitutional FAQ Answer #33 | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q33. “I am a law student from Guatemala who needs to know how many constitutions has had America since its independence. That is the question whose answer is being impossible to find.” A....

Constitutional FAQ Answer #34 | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q34. “I have been challenged to find the text of a thirteenth amendment which was proposed but not ratified. I believe it derives from the Crittenden Compromise and came about in 1860-1861.”...

Constitutional FAQ Answer #35 | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q35. “Article I section 2 clause 3, states that each state will have one representative for every thirty thousand. This is obviously no longer true and the house is limited to 435. I can not...

Constitutional FAQ Answer #24 | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q24. “I am doing a debate soon on whether smoking should be banned from public buildings. I was assigned to be the affirmative side and support the ban. I was trying to think of some arguments...

Constitutional FAQ Answer #25 | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> This is part one of a three-part question pertaining to the “Nanny Trial” in Fall, 1997. Q25. “As a British national, what constitutional rights, if any, is Louise Woodward entitled to?”...

Constitutional FAQ Answer #26 | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> This is part two of a three-part question pertaining to the “Nanny Trial” in Fall, 1997. Q26. “By what authority did Judge Zobel overrule the jury? The 7th amendment seems to prohibit...

Constitutional FAQ Answer #27 | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> This is part three of a three-part question pertaining to the “Nanny Trial” in Fall, 1997. Q27. “And also, what rights do Deborah and Sunil Eappen have as relatives of the victim? Could...