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Constitutional FAQ Answer #128 | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q128. “Does the Constitution set any requirements for potential cabinet members, such as age or residency?” A. A scan of the Constitution itself reveals that there is nothing therein that...

Constitutional FAQ Answer #116 | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q116. “I am wondering who actually was the first to sign the Constitution and when was it signed?” A. The answer to the second question can be found quite easily by checking the Constitution...

Constitutional FAQ Answer #117 | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q117. “How did the President’s Cabinet get its name?” A. Like many parts of the American political system, the idea of a cabinet was borrowed from Great Britain. Hundreds of years ago, the...

Constitutional FAQ Answer #118 | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q118. “I remember reading that if the citizens are unhappy with the way the Government is running the country they can choose to, I don’t know how to put it but, basically remove all members...

Constitutional FAQ Answer #119 | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q119. “‘Lost Cause’ revisionists claim that the Fourteenth Amendment was a hatchet-job, illegally passed, and, therefore, quite unconstitutional. Can you help me answer this charge?” A....

Constitutional FAQ Answer #12 | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q12. “Can Congress set up an ethics committee to separate hard journalism from tabloid journalism?” A. I’m certain that such a proposal would A) never pass and B) would be declared...

Constitutional FAQ Answer #120 | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q120. “Since it is true that the president must be a naturally born citizen, does the vice president also have to be a naturally born citizen?” A. The Vice President has the same...

Constitutional FAQ Answer #121 | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q121. “What if the President and Vice President die and the succession goes to a person who is an American citizen but not by birth. Is this possible?” A. It is possible that this scenario...

Constitutional FAQ Answer #11 | 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...

Constitutional FAQ Answer #110 | 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...

Constitutional FAQ Answer #111 | 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....

Constitutional FAQ Answer #112 | 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,...

Constitutional FAQ Answer #113 | 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 to...

Constitutional FAQ Answer #114 | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q114. “I always thought that treason was the only crime defined in the Constitution, but a friend of mine insists it is not, though he refuses to say what the others are. Can you help?” A....

Constitutional FAQ Answer #115 | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q115. “What is the impeachment process?” A. The Constitution details impeachment in Article 1, Section 2 , Article 1, Section 3 , Article 2, Section 3 , and Article 3, Section 2 . The word...

Constitutional FAQ Answer #103 | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q103. “I have heard that the U.S. Constitution is based on a document called the ‘Iroquois Confederation’. Is this true, and if so what parts of the Constitution came from this...

Constitutional FAQ Answer #104 | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q104. “On what day does the electoral college meet to cast their votes? I have heard early January, but I have also heard December.” A. By law it is in December: “The electors … shall...

Constitutional FAQ Answer #105 | 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...

Constitutional FAQ Answer #106 | 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...

Constitutional FAQ Answer #107 | 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...