The U.S. Constitution

Constitución de los Estados Unidos de América

Constitución de los Estados Unidos de América A common question that I get is where to find a copy of the Constitution in Spanish. There are several translations available on the Internet, but I usually ended up referring the questioner to one site, maintained by the U.S. Department of State . In...

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Constitutional Amendments Amending the United States Constitution is no small task. This page will detail the amendment procedure as spelled out in the Constitution, and will also list some of the Amendments that have not been passed, as well as give a list of some amendments proposed in Congress...

The Failed Amendments Advertisement Throughout the history of the Constitution, 27 changes have been made through the Amendment process. Amendments are not easy to pass, and several amendments have been proposed over time, but which failed to pass the second hurdle – acceptance by the states....

Constitution of the People’s Republic of China Advertisement The following is the complete text of the Constitution of the People’s Republic of China, as adopted on December 4, 1982. The electronic text was acquired from the The Wiretap Electronic Text Archive and was marked up for Web display...

The Boston Port Act Advertisement In 1773, the British Parliament passed the Tea Act, which allowed the British East India Company to sell tea in America without any duty. The act was partially passed because the East India Company’s imports of tea into America had declined sharply during the...

Choose a format to view the Constitution

Choose a format to view the Constitution Please choose a format to view: Enhanced: All-in-one Enhanced: One page per section Plain: All-in-one PDF: All-in-one Images All-in-one, in Spanish The Constitution is also available for viewing on a Palm device or Kindle using the standard Mobile Document...

How to Cite This Site Jump to: Citing the Constitution It is very important when writing a paper for a school project (at any level, from elementary school to graduate school) to properly cite your sources. Where did you find your information? Citations are placed in the text as footnotes or...

Civil Unions News This page is an archive of articles presented on the Current News page of the USConstitution.net site concerning Vermont’s Civil Union Law. 03/06/02 Massachusetts court to take up gay marriage The top court in Massachusetts is taking up the issue of gay marriage in a case...

Members of Congress The following is a list of the Senators and Representatives of the 112th Congress, as of January 5, 2011. If you see any discrepancies, please let me know . In the “Party” column, the following abbreviations are used: D = Democratic R = Republican I = Independent – =...

The Administration of Justice Act

Advertisement Worried by the courts that convened in America and in Massachusetts in particular, and their bias toward the colonists over their British governors, on May 20, 1774, the Parliament passed the Administration of Justice Act. It provided that the governor of Massachusetts had the...

USConstitution.net Bibliography

USConstitution.net Bibliography This site owes its existence to the thoughts and words of a great many people. This page is a list of some of the books used as references for various facts and events detailed in the site. When a book is of particular use to a page, it is noted on that page. This...

The signers of America’s first constitution, the Articles of Confederation , are less well-known than those of the Constitution or the Declaration of Independence , but they are no less important to our history. Some basic demographic information about these men is presented below. Name State...

Tillis Calls Noem’s Leadership a ‘Disaster’ in Fiery Senate Hearing

The Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on March 3, 2026, marked a pivotal moment in the ongoing discourse surrounding immigration enforcement and executive accountability. At the center of this confrontation was Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, whose leadership has recently come under...

FBI Terror Probe After IED Ignites Outside NYC Mayor Mamdani’s Residence

On a quiet stretch of Manhattan’s East Side, a device ignited outside Gracie Mansion, the official residence of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. By Sunday, the case had escalated from a local emergency response into a federal terrorism investigation, with the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force...

Record oil prices amid Iran war: Hormuz fears push crude past $100

Oil just vaulted past a psychological and economic tripwire. On Sunday, crude prices surged above $100 per barrel for the first time since the shock that followed Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. This time, the catalyst is the war in Iran and its spread across the region, including attacks on...

Tariff refunds won't come for weeks, Trump admin tells Clinton-appointed judge

A major fight over President Donald Trump’s now-invalidated “emergency” tariffs has shifted from the Supreme Court to a more practical question: how, exactly, does the government return the money? In a new filing, the Trump administration told the U.S. Court of International Trade that...

Judge Questions Pentagon Reporter Rules: “Asking a Question Is Not Criminal”

A federal courtroom in Washington, D.C. became an unexpectedly plainspoken forum on press freedom Friday, as U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman pressed the Justice Department over new Pentagon rules that would condition journalists’ access on an agreement to avoid reporting information not...

Trump says US 'continues to totally demolish' Iranian forces as House splits

A nonbinding House resolution reaffirming the U.S. stance that Iran is the “largest state sponsor of terrorism” passed Thursday, and the political reaction quickly followed. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt criticized the Democrats who voted against the measure, turning a procedural...

Mark Carney’s Iran comments spark backlash and strain U.S.-Canada ties

Canada’s new prime minister, Mark Carney, is taking heat at home after a fast-moving series of public comments on the escalating U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran. In the span of days, his government moved from sounding supportive of U.S. action to warning that the operation bypassed allies and the...