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Constitutional Topic: Presidential Inaugurations The Constitutional Topics pages at the USConstitution.net site are presented to delve deeper into topics than can be provided on the Glossary Page or in the FAQ pages. This Topic Page concerns Presidential Inaugurations. The inauguration…
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Constitutional Topic: The Government – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Constitutional Topic: The Government The Constitutional Topics pages at the USConstitution.net site are presented to delve deeper into topics than can be provided on the Glossary Page or in the FAQ pages. This Topic Page concerns the Government. The Constitution…
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Constitutional Topic: Federalism – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Constitutional Topic: Federalism The Constitutional Topics pages at the USConstitution.net site are presented to delve deeper into topics than can be provided on the Glossary Page or in the FAQ pages. This Topic Page concerns Federalism. Federalism is not mentioned…
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Constitutional Topic: The Federalists and Anti-Federalists – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Constitutional Topic: The Federalists and Anti-Federalists The Constitutional Topics pages at the USConstitution.net site are presented to delve deeper into topics than can be provided on the Glossary Page or in the FAQ pages. This Topic Page concerns the Federalists…
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Constitutional Topic: The Electoral College – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Constitutional Topic: The Electoral College Advertisement The Constitutional Topics pages at the USConstitution.net site are presented to delve deeper into topics than can be provided on the Glossary Page or in the FAQ pages. This Topic Page concerns the Electoral…
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Constitutional Topic: Due Process – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Constitutional Topic: Due Process The Constitutional Topics pages at the USConstitution.net site are presented to delve deeper into topics than can be provided on the Glossary Page or in the FAQ pages. This Topic Page concerns Due Process. Due Process…
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Constitutional Topic: The Draft – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Constitutional Topic: The Draft Advertisement The Constitutional Topics pages at the USConstitution.net site are presented to delve deeper into topics than can be provided on the Glossary Page or in the FAQ pages. This Topic Page concerns the draft. The…
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Constitutional Topic: The Declaration of Independence – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Constitutional Topic: The Declaration of Independence Advertisement The Constitutional Topics pages at the USConstitution.net site are presented to delve deeper into topics than can be provided on the Glossary Page or in the FAQ pages. This Topic Page concerns the…
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Constitutional Topic: Checks and Balances – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Constitutional Topic: Checks and Balances The Constitutional Topics pages at the USConstitution.net site are presented to delve deeper into topics than can be provided on the Glossary Page or in the FAQ pages. This Topic Page concerns Constitutional Checks and…
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Constitutional Topic: Citizenship – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Constitutional Topic: Citizenship The Constitutional Topics pages at the USConstitution.net site are presented to delve deeper into topics than can be provided on the Glossary Page or in the FAQ pages. This Topic Page concerns Citizenship. Citizenship is mentioned in…
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Constitutional Topic: The Census – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Constitutional Topic: The Census Advertisement The Constitutional Topics pages at the USConstitution.net site are presented to delve deeper into topics than can be provided on the Glossary Page or in the FAQ pages. This Topic Page concerns the census. The…
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Constitutional Topic: The Constitutional Convention – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Constitutional Topic: The Constitutional Convention The Constitutional Topics pages at the USConstitution.net site are presented to delve deeper into topics than can be provided on the Glossary Page or in the FAQ pages. This Topic Page concerns the Constitutional Convention…
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Constitutional Topic: The Cabinet – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Constitutional Topic: The Cabinet Advertisement The Constitutional Topics pages at the USConstitution.net site are presented to delve deeper into topics than can be provided on the Glossary Page or in the FAQ pages. This Topic Page concerns the Cabinet, the…
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Constitutional Topic: The Bill of Rights – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Constitutional Topic: The Bill of Rights The Constitutional Topics pages at the USConstitution.net site are presented to delve deeper into topics than can be provided on the Glossary Page or in the FAQ pages. This Topic Page concerns The Bill…
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Constitutional Topic: Articles of Confederation – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Constitutional Topic: Articles of Confederation Advertisement The Constitutional Topics pages at the USConstitution.net site are presented to delve deeper into topics than can be provided on the Glossary Page or in the FAQ pages. This Topic Page concerns the Articles…
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Constitutional Topic: Ratification Conventions – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Constitutional Topic: Ratification Conventions The Constitutional Topics pages at the USConstitution.net site are presented to delve deeper into topics than can be provided on the Glossary Page or in the FAQ pages. This Topic Page concerns Amendment Ratification Conventions. Article…
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Constitutional Topic: The Second Amendment – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Constitutional Topic: The Second Amendment Advertisement The Constitutional Topics pages at the USConstitution.net site are presented to delve deeper into topics than can be provided on the Glossary Page or in the FAQ pages. This Topic Page concerns The Second…
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Constitutional Topics – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Constitutional Topics The Constitutional Topics pages at the USConstitution.net site are presented to delve deeper into topics than can be provided on the Glossary Page or in the FAQ pages. Topics are added and revised on an on-going basis. If…
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The Convention Timeline – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
The Convention Timeline Advertisement This timeline is a companion to the Main Timeline on this site. While that timeline attempts to put world and national events into some chronological perspective, this timeline intends to get into the details of the…
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The USConstitution.net Timeline – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
The USConstitution.net Timeline Often in the course of researching events for the USConstitution.net site, I’ve wondered where in history those events fall in relation to other national and international milestones. On this page, I’ve listed many events from U.S. and…
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Teaching the Constitution – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Teaching the Constitution Advertisement Federal law passed in 2004 requires that all schools that receive federal funding provide a course to all students on the Constitution on Constitution Day, September 17. The law is known as H.R. 4818, and the…
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The USConstitution.net Survey – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
The USConstitution.net Survey The monthly survey is on haiatus — check back again soon! Prior results are available. |Home| |Constitution| |FAQ| |Topics| |Forums| |Documents| |Timeline| |Kids| |Vermont| |Map| |Citation| |Survey| |Support| Web site designed and maintained by Steve Mount. ©…
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Common Misspellings in Search – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Common Misspellings in Search Advertisement After I implemented the Search Engine on this site, I began to watch what people were searching for, to get a good indication of the sorts of topics I should add to the site. In…
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Search the USConstitution.net Site – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Search the USConstitution.net Site Spy on searches. See the 30 most recent searches handled by the search engine. Enter a word or words to search on in the box below. All messages and all pages will be searched for the…
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USConstitution.net 2011 Survey Results – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
USConstitution.net 2011 Survey Results This site has conducted an unscientific survey on various issues since July of 1998. The results, while interesting in most cases, are to be taken with a grain of salt — the results can easily be…
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USConstitution.net 2010 Survey Results – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
USConstitution.net 2010 Survey Results Advertisement This site has conducted an unscientific survey on various issues since July of 1998. The results, while interesting in most cases, are to be taken with a grain of salt — the results can easily…
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USConstitution.net 2009 Survey Results – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
USConstitution.net 2009 Survey Results This site has conducted an unscientific survey on various issues since July of 1998. The results, while interesting in most cases, are to be taken with a grain of salt – the results can easily be…
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USConstitution.net 2008 Survey Results – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
USConstitution.net 2008 Survey Results This site has conducted an unscientific survey on various issues since July of 1998. The results, while interesting in most cases, are to be taken with a grain of salt – the results can easily be…
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USConstitution.net 2007 Survey Results – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
USConstitution.net 2007 Survey Results This site has conducted an unscientific survey on various issues since July of 1998. The results, while interesting in most cases, are to be taken with a grain of salt – the results can easily be…
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USConstitution.net 2006 Survey Results – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
USConstitution.net 2006 Survey Results Advertisement This site has conducted an unscientific survey on various issues since July of 1998. The results, while interesting in most cases, are to be taken with a grain of salt – the results can easily…
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USConstitution.net 2005 Survey Results – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
USConstitution.net 2005 Survey Results This site has conducted an unscientific survey on various issues since July of 1998. The results, while interesting in most cases, are to be taken with a grain of salt – the results can easily be…
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USConstitution.net 2004 Survey Results – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
USConstitution.net 2004 Survey Results Advertisement This site has conducted an unscientific survey on various issues since July of 1998. The results, while interesting in most cases, are to be taken with a grain of salt – the results can easily…
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USConstitution.net 2003 Survey Results – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
USConstitution.net 2003 Survey Results Advertisement This site has conducted an unscientific survey on various issues since July of 1998. The results, while interesting in most cases, are to be taken with a grain of salt – the results can easily…
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USConstitution.net 2002 Survey Results – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
USConstitution.net 2002 Survey Results This site has conducted an unscientific survey on various issues since July of 1998. The results, while interesting in most cases, are to be taken with a grain of salt – the results can easily be…
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USConstitution.net 2001 Survey Results – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
USConstitution.net 2001 Survey Results Advertisement This site has conducted an unscientific survey on various issues since July of 1998. The results, while interesting in most cases, are to be taken with a grain of salt – the results can easily…
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USConstitution.net 2000 Survey Results – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
USConstitution.net 2000 Survey Results This site has conducted an unscientific survey on various issues since July of 1998. The results, while interesting in most cases, are to be taken with a grain of salt – the results can easily be…
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USConstitution.net 1999 Survey Results – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
USConstitution.net 1999 Survey Results Advertisement This site has conducted an unscientific survey on various issues since July of 1998. The results, while interesting in most cases, are to be taken with a grain of salt – the results can easily…
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USConstitution.net 1998 Survey Results – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
USConstitution.net 1998 Survey Results Advertisement This site has conducted an unscientific survey on various issues since July of 1998. The results, while interesting in most cases, are to be taken with a grain of salt – the results can easily…
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USConstitution.net Survey Results – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
USConstitution.net Survey Results This site has conducted an unscientific survey on various issues since July of 1998. The results, while interesting in most cases, are to be taken with a grain of salt – the results can easily be skewed…
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Recommended Reading – A Bookstore – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Recommended Reading – A Bookstore The U.S. Constitution Online is proud to present the following selection of titles for your Constitutional Reading pleasure. These books are presented in association with the Amazon.com online bookstore. Help support this site by buying…
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The Constitution Explained – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
The Constitution Explained Advertisement The Constitution is often hailed as a marvel of brevity and of clarity. It was, however, written in the 18th century, and many of the ideas, concepts, words, phrases, and euphemisms seem odd to us today,…
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Popular Names of Sections and Clauses – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Popular Names of Sections and Clauses Certain parts of the U.S. Constitution have popular names by which they are referred from time to time. This page lists those popular names and provides links back to the appropriate section of the…
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Message Board Notes and Policies – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Message Board Notes and Policies General Posting Policies Special Notes for Students The forums at the USConstitution.net site are used to allow visitors to communicate with the Webmaster and with each other. The software used by USConstitution.net is YaBB —…
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Pictures of the Documents – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Pictures of the Documents The Constitution The Declaration of Independence The Bill of Rights The Articles of Confederation The Emancipation Proclamation The Gettysburg Address Coloring Pages for Children Presidents Page Important information for Webmasters The Constitution The following links point…
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Notes on the U.S. Constitution – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Notes on the U.S. Constitution Advertisement This document contains my personal notes about certain portions of the United States Constitution. Areas of the Constitution that I needed clarification upon are included here, with my findings. Where ever necessary and proper,…
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Things That Are Not In the U.S. Constitution – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Things That Are Not In the U.S. Constitution Have you ever heard someone say, “That’s unconstitutional!” or “That’s my constitutional right!” and wondered if they were right? You might be surprised how often people get it wrong. You might also…
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Misspellings in the U.S. Constitution – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Misspellings in the U.S. Constitution The Constitution was written in 1787 in the manner of the day — in other words, it was written by hand. According to the National Archives, the version we are most familiar with today was…
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The Best of the USConstitution Message Board – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
The Best of the USConstitution Message Board There have been forums active on this site since August 1997. In that time, many pearls of wisdom have been posted to the forums, by many people, on many subjects. This page is…
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How to use YaBBC in the Message Boards – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
How to use YaBBC in the Message Boards Advertisement Other pages: Board Policies, Posting Tips The software used by USConstitution.net to support user messages is called YaBB, and it includes a macro system for text mark-up called YABBC. HTML used…
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Justices of the Supreme Court – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Justices of the Supreme Court Justices of the Supreme Court are appointed for life by the president and confirmed by the Senate. Because of the lifetime appointment, the position of Justice is seen as a very powerful one. A Justice…
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The Historical USConstitution.net – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
The Historical USConstitution.net Advertisement I started the U.S. Constitution online site in 1995, as part of my effort to learn HTML and to discover more about the World Wide Web and what it could offer, and what I could offer.…
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Data on the Framers of the Constitution – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Data on the Framers of the Constitution For short character sketches of each of the Framers, see the Framers Page. This page contains demographical data about each of the framers, including some not sketched on the aforementioned page. A similar…
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The Framers of the Constitution – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
The Framers of the Constitution Advertisement William Pierce, of Georgia, spoke very little at the Constitutional Convention, but his contributions to what we know of the other delegates to the Convention are invaluable. He wrote short character sketches of each…
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Constitutional FAQ (Subject Order) – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Constitutional FAQ (Subject Order) Advertisement The U.S. Constitution On-Line has been online in one form or another since 1995. In that time, I have have had a lot of questions asked of me about the Constitution. This page, and the…
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Constitutional FAQ Answer #99 – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Constitutional FAQ Answer #99 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q99. “How many electors are there in total?” A. Article 2, Section 1, Clause 2 provides that “Each State shall appoint ……
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Constitutional FAQ Answer #98 – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Constitutional FAQ Answer #98 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q98. “The Constitution proscribes an ‘enumeration’ every ten years in a manner proscribed by law, but no more. Aside from telling how…
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Constitutional FAQ Answer #97 – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Constitutional FAQ Answer #97 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q97. “How many members of Congress are there?” A. There are 100 Senators and 435 Representatives, so there are 535 members of…
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Constitutional FAQ Answer #96 – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Constitutional FAQ Answer #96 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q96. “What government body elects the President?” A. The Electoral College votes for the President and Vice President. Whichever person gets the…
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Constitutional FAQ Answer #95 – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Constitutional FAQ Answer #95 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q95. “Why has the Constitution endured the last two hundred years when many other countries’ don’t?” A. There are lots of reasons,…
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Constitutional FAQ Answer #94 – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Constitutional FAQ Answer #94 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q94. “I searched your site and can’t find out when inauguration day is!” A. Inauguration Day is set in the 20th Amendment.…