The U.S. Constitution

Constitutional FAQ Answer #79 | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q79. “Does perjury fall into the category ‘high crimes and misdemeanors?’ i.e. could the president be impeached for lying to the Supreme Court?” The definition of high crimes and...

Constitutional FAQ Answer #8 | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q8. “I desperately need information on what the constitution may or not say about capital punishment, and the use of it.” A. The Constitution does not address the subject directly. The 5th...

Constitutional FAQ Answer #69 | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q69. “Is there a designated holiday honoring the Constitution?” A. Yes – September 17, the anniversary of its signing. | Home | | Constitution | | FAQ | | Topics | | Forums | | Documents |...

Constitutional FAQ Answer #7 | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q7. “Do you know the Author of the Preamble of the Constitution and how it was received by the delegates?” A. The entire Constitution was written over the course of about six weeks in draft...

Constitutional FAQ Answer #70 | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q70. “Can a President, after serving his/her term, run for Congress or the Senate?” A. There’s nothing that says you cannot. I think such a thing would have been more likely earlier in U.S....

Constitutional FAQ Answer #71 | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q71. “I cannot find anywhere in the Constitution that refers to separation of church and state.” A. Though many people assume the 1st Amendment sets out some separation, the phrase does not...

Constitutional FAQ Answer #72 | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q72. “What is the process for replacing the Vice President if the President leaves office permanently, and not temporarily as with an illness, etc.?” A. The President appoints a new Vice...

Constitutional FAQ Answer #73 | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q73. “Where are the requirements for the right to vote spelled out? Specifically if you were dishonorable discharged from the military, are you ineligible to vote for president?” A. It...

Constitutional FAQ Answer #74 | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q74. “The wording of the 12th amendment implies that the election of the Vice President is completely separate from that of the President. Should we not be able to vote for our choice of Vice...

Constitutional FAQ Answer #62 | 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...

Constitutional FAQ Answer #63 | 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,...

Constitutional FAQ Answer #64 | 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,...

Constitutional FAQ Answer #65 | 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...

Constitutional FAQ Answer #66 | 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...

Constitutional FAQ Answer #67 | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q67. “Is there anything in the U.S. Constitution that guarantees its citizens an education? My uncle is being forced to pay for summer school for his children by the NYC Board of Education....

Constitutional FAQ Answer #68 | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q68. “The amendment which abolishes slavery seems to say that slavery is abolished except for those convicted of crimes… Is that still true?” A. The 13th Amendment does not permit prisoners...

Constitutional FAQ Answer #55 | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q55. “I read that New Hampshire became the 9th state to adopt an approval resolution on June 21, 1788 but that the Constitution was not ratified until two years later. Why? And, what was the...

Constitutional FAQ Answer #56 | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q56. “Is the Preamble to the Constitution considered law?” A. No. In that it grants no power, nor restricts anyone. It only provides context for the original version. | Home | | Constitution...

Constitutional FAQ Answer #57 | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q57. “I am in the middle of a raging argument about amendments. Can a ratified amendment ever be ‘unconstitutional’?” A. No, with one current exception. By its very definition, an...

Constitutional FAQ Answer #58 | 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...