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The Miranda Warning Advertisement The Constitution reserves many rights for those suspected of crime. One of the fears of the Framers was that the government could act however it wished by simply saying an individual was a suspected criminal. Many…
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The Mayflower Compact – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
The Mayflower Compact stories of survival, of relations with American Indians, of the first Thanksgiving, and of religious freedom found, are the stuff of American legend. One of the cornerstones of the Pilgrim ethos is the Mayflower Compact. The Pilgrims…
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The Massachusetts Government Act – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
The Massachusetts Government Act When Massachusetts was first chartered, a council of inhabitants was formed, the 28 members of which were to be chosen annually by the people of the colony. This bit of democratic representation was unique among the…
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Site Map – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
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The Magna Carta – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
The Magna Carta Advertisement Of all the documents that make up the ancestry of the Constitution, one of the oldest is the Magna Carta (also known as the Magna Charta or the Great Charter). It was created in 1215 in…
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Madison’s Introduction of the Bill of Rights – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Madison’s Introduction of the Bill of Rights James Madison, is considered by many to be the father of the Constitution, and not without good reason. What is perhaps less well known is his role in the Bill of Rights, too.…
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The Lemon Test – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
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…
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Richard Henry Lee’s Independence Resolution – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Richard Henry Lee’s Independence Resolution In the spring and early summer of 1776, war with Britain looked more and more likely. There had already been battles, but many of the leaders of the colonies felt that reconciliation with the Crown…
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Jefferson’s Wall of Separation Letter – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Jefferson’s Wall of Separation Letter Thomas Jefferson was a man of deep religious conviction — his conviction was that religion was a very personal matter, one which the government had no business getting involved in. He was vilified by his…
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The Declaration of Rights and Grievances – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
The Declaration of Rights and Grievances In March, 1774, the British Parliament passed a series of laws they referred to as the Coercive Acts. The Americans called them the Intolerable Acts. The Acts were primarily designed to punish the colony…
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The Gettysburg Address – Page 2 – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
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The Gettysburg Address – Page 1 – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
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The Emancipation Proclamation – Page 5 – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
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The Emancipation Proclamation – Page 4 – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
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The Emancipation Proclamation – Page 3 – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
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The Emancipation Proclamation – Page 2 – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
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The Emancipation Proclamation – Page 1 – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
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The Declaration of Independence – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
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The Constitution – Page 5 – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
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The Constitution – Page 4 – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
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The Bill of Rights – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
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The Articles of Confederation – Page 5 – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
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The Articles of Confederation – Page 4 – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
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The Articles of Confederation – Page 3 – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
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The Articles of Confederation – Page 2 – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
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The Articles of Confederation – Page 1 – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
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The Report of the Hartford Convention – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
The Report of the Hartford Convention As Britain and France battled each other in the early 1800’s, enterprising Americans wanted to take advantage of the war by transporting goods for both sides, across each nation’s blockade lines. The violation of…
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The Constitutional Dictionary – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
The Constitutional Dictionary This document contains words, phrases, and concepts used in the United States Constitution. Links to this document can be found on the U.S. Constitution Page. Note that some words are defined only as they apply to the…
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The Gettysburg Address – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
The Gettysburg Address For three days in July 1863, Union and Confederate forces fought fierce battles at and near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The Union turned back one of the last major thrusts of the Confederate troops toward the North. Many consider…
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The Fugitive Slave Act – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
The Fugitive Slave Act Advertisement The Compromise of 1850 was introduced to stave off conflict between the slave states and the free states upon the admission of California as a state. Under the Compromise, California was admitted as a free…
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Benjamin Franklin’s Articles of Confederation – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Benjamin Franklin’s Articles of Confederation Benjamin Franklin had long been a proponent of self-government and independence for the colonies of North America. In 1754, he had penned The Albany Plan for uniting the colonies, but the rest of the people…
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Speech of Benjamin Franklin – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Speech of Benjamin Franklin Advertisement Monday, September 17, 1787, was the last day of the Constitutional Convention. Pennsylvania delegate Benjamin Franklin, one of the few Americans of the time with international repute, wanted to give a short speech to the…
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Issue Guide for “First Monday” – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
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.…
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First Twelve Articles of Amendment – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
First Twelve Articles of Amendment Advertisement On June 8, 1789, James Madison rose in the House of Representatives and read his thoughts about amendments to the Constitution. Based on the recommendations of several ratifying conventions and the fears expressed by…
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Events Affecting the Constitution – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
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…
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Electoral Vote – 2008 Election – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Electoral Vote – 2008 Election This page details the electoral vote for the 2008 Presidential Election. Other electoral vote counts can be found on the Main Electoral Vote Page. The popular vote and names of major candidates that did not…
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Electoral Vote – 2004 Election – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Electoral Vote – 2004 Election This page details the electoral vote for the 2004 Presidential Election. Other electoral vote counts can be found on the Main Electoral Vote Page. The popular vote and names of major candidates that did not…
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Electoral Vote – 2000 Election – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Electoral Vote – 2000 Election This page details the electoral vote for the 2000 Presidential Election. Other electoral vote counts can be found on the Main Electoral Vote Page. The popular vote and names of major candidates that did not…
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Electoral Vote – 1996 Election – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Electoral Vote – 1996 Election This page details the electoral vote for the 1996 Presidential Election. Other electoral vote counts can be found on the Main Electoral Vote Page. The popular vote and names of major candidates that did not…
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Electoral Vote – 1992 Election – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Electoral Vote – 1992 Election This page details the electoral vote for the 1992 Presidential Election. Other electoral vote counts can be found on the Main Electoral Vote Page. The popular vote and names of major candidates that did not…
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Electoral Vote – 1988 Election – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Electoral Vote – 1988 Election This page details the electoral vote for the 1988 Presidential Election. Other electoral vote counts can be found on the Main Electoral Vote Page. The popular vote and names of major candidates that did not…
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Electoral Vote – 1984 Election – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Electoral Vote – 1984 Election This page details the electoral vote for the 1984 Presidential Election. Other electoral vote counts can be found on the Main Electoral Vote Page. The popular vote and names of major candidates that did not…
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Electoral Vote – 1980 Election – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Electoral Vote – 1980 Election This page details the electoral vote for the 1980 Presidential Election. Other electoral vote counts can be found on the Main Electoral Vote Page. The popular vote and names of major candidates that did not…
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Electoral Vote – 1976 Election – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Electoral Vote – 1976 Election This page details the electoral vote for the 1976 Presidential Election. Other electoral vote counts can be found on the Main Electoral Vote Page. The popular vote and names of major candidates that did not…
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Electoral Vote – 1972 Election – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Electoral Vote – 1972 Election This page details the electoral vote for the 1972 Presidential Election. Other electoral vote counts can be found on the Main Electoral Vote Page. The popular vote and names of major candidates that did not…
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Electoral Vote – 1968 Election – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Electoral Vote – 1968 Election This page details the electoral vote for the 1968 Presidential Election. Other electoral vote counts can be found on the Main Electoral Vote Page. The popular vote and names of major candidates that did not…
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Electoral Vote – 1964 Election – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Electoral Vote – 1964 Election This page details the electoral vote for the 1964 Presidential Election. Other electoral vote counts can be found on the Main Electoral Vote Page. The popular vote and names of major candidates that did not…
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Electoral Vote – 1960 Election – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Electoral Vote – 1960 Election This page details the electoral vote for the 1960 Presidential Election. Other electoral vote counts can be found on the Main Electoral Vote Page. The popular vote and names of major candidates that did not…
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Electoral Vote – 1956 Election – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Electoral Vote – 1956 Election This page details the electoral vote for the 1956 Presidential Election. Other electoral vote counts can be found on the Main Electoral Vote Page. The popular vote and names of major candidates that did not…
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Electoral Vote – 1952 Election – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Electoral Vote – 1952 Election This page details the electoral vote for the 1952 Presidential Election. Other electoral vote counts can be found on the Main Electoral Vote Page. The popular vote and names of major candidates that did not…
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Electoral Vote – 1948 Election – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Electoral Vote – 1948 Election This page details the electoral vote for the 1948 Presidential Election. Other electoral vote counts can be found on the Main Electoral Vote Page. The popular vote and names of major candidates that did not…
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Electoral Vote – 1944 Election – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Electoral Vote – 1944 Election This page details the electoral vote for the 1944 Presidential Election. Other electoral vote counts can be found on the Main Electoral Vote Page. The popular vote and names of major candidates that did not…
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Electoral Vote – 1940 Election – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Electoral Vote – 1940 Election This page details the electoral vote for the 1940 Presidential Election. Other electoral vote counts can be found on the Main Electoral Vote Page. The popular vote and names of major candidates that did not…
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Electoral Vote – 1936 Election – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Electoral Vote – 1936 Election This page details the electoral vote for the 1936 Presidential Election. Other electoral vote counts can be found on the Main Electoral Vote Page. The popular vote and names of major candidates that did not…
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Electoral Vote – 1932 Election – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Electoral Vote – 1932 Election This page details the electoral vote for the 1932 Presidential Election. Other electoral vote counts can be found on the Main Electoral Vote Page. The popular vote and names of major candidates that did not…
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Electoral Vote – 1928 Election – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Electoral Vote – 1928 Election This page details the electoral vote for the 1928 Presidential Election. Other electoral vote counts can be found on the Main Electoral Vote Page. The popular vote and names of major candidates that did not…
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Electoral Vote – 1924 Election – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Electoral Vote – 1924 Election This page details the electoral vote for the 1924 Presidential Election. Other electoral vote counts can be found on the Main Electoral Vote Page. The popular vote and names of major candidates that did not…