Constitutional FAQ Answer #127 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q127. “Can a president be impeached during a war?” A. Looking at the Constitution, there are several places where impeachment and war…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #126 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q126. “Was George Washington the first President of the United States?” A. This is a question that is commonly asked of students…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #125 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q125. “On the Checks and Balances Page, it says that a legislative check on the legislature is that only the House can…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #124 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q124. “If a proposed amendment violates the Constitution, should the Supreme Court be able to block its ratification?” A. With only one…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #123 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q123. “Are civil rights and civil liberties the same thing?” A. They are used interchangeably and often mean the same thing. Certainly…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #122 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q122. “I have been told that there is a section of the Constitution that talks about dividing existing states and how it…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #121 <<Previous Question | 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…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #120 <<Previous Question | 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…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #12 <<Previous Question | 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…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #119 <<Previous Question | 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…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #118 <<Previous Question | 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…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #117 <<Previous Question | 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…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #116 <<Previous Question | 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…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #115 <<Previous Question | 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,…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #114 <<Previous Question | 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…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #113 <<Previous Question | 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…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #112 <<Previous Question | 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’…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #111 <<Previous Question | 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…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #110 <<Previous Question | 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…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #11 <<Previous Question | 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?”…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #109 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q109. “Why did Rhode Island not send delegates to the Constitutional Convention?” A. Rhode Island was afraid that any new system proposed…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #108 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q108. “Who has the power to declare war?” A. There is a short answer and a much longer answer. The short answer…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #107 <<Previous Question | 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…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #106 <<Previous Question | 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…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #105 <<Previous Question | 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.…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #104 <<Previous Question | 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…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #103 <<Previous Question | 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…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #102 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q102. “Much controversy is being made over the First Amendment and religion especially in recent years. Were all the men who wrote…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #101 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q101. “Exactly where in the Constitution does it say that the President and Vice President cannot be from the same state? In…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #100 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q100. “Recently, I read in my Constitutional Law textbook, that two framers of the Constitution served as Supreme Court chief justices. However,…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #10 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q10. “I need to know how many articles and amendments are related to economics in the Constitution?” A. Depends on what you…

Constitutional FAQ Answer #1 <<Previous Question | Question Index | Subject Index | Constitutional Index | Next Question>> Q1. “…a friend of mine, another college student at a different university, is a political science major. He was told by several…

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