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| | United States Constitution - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | The Constitution was originally proposed as an amendment of the Articles of Confederation, which required ratification by all 13 of the original states for amendments to take effect. | | | The United States Constitution was partly based on ideas from the uncodified constitution of the United Kingdom, such as Article 39 from the Magna Carta of 1215 which states that: | | | The United States is a common law country, and courts are obliged to follow the precedents established in prior cases. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Constitution
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| | Our American Common Law |
| | The Constitution authorizes Courts of Law and Courts of Equity. | | | State courts are forbidden by the Constitution to have Admiralty jurisdiction. | | | A freeborn, Sovereign American individual cannot be forced into perpetual debtorship and involuntary servitude, that is, feudalistic performance on behalf of, and for the benefit of, any person, real or juristic, against his Thirteenth Article of Amendments to the Constitution of the United States of America. |
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| | National Constitution Center: The U.S. Constitution |
| | The eighteenth article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States is hereby repealed. | | | The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people. | | | The Judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the United States by Citizens of another State, or by Citizens or Subjects of any Foreign State. |
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http://www.constitutioncenter.org/explore/TheU.S.Constitution/index.shtml
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| | REVISED CONSTITUTION OF AMERICAN SAMOA |
| | High Court had subject matter jurisdiction in case involving a contested senatorial election by county council where there was a case or controversy, it arose under the constitution, laws or treaties, and the cause was described in jurisdictional statutes. | | | This section does not give the senate adjudicatory power to determine what needs to be done for the selection of a senator to conform to constitutional requirements and whether those requirements were met; such determinations are for the courts, as the questions are judicial, not political, and are matters of constitutional interpretation. | | | The judicial power shall be vested in the High Court, the District Courts, and such other courts as may from time to time be created by law. |
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http://www.asbar.org/asconst.htm
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| | American Citizenship vs. U.S. citizenship |
| | The American Citizen remains within the Republic, has unalienable rights, has common law, he is an elector, and can do anything without a license so long as he does not harm someone else. | | | Article of Amendment pertaining to Nobility was removed from the Constitution and replaced with a new Article of Amendment that prohibited slavery. | | | If you desire to be an American Citizen, under the Republic with all unalienable rights restored and master of your government officers, then you can expatriate from the corporate Democracy. |
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http://www.wealth4freedom.com
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| | Amazon.com: Books: American Constitution: It's Origin and Development (American Constitution, Its Origins & Development) |
| | If you are a student or just want to learn about the Constitution, or need to research the history of the development of the Constitution and what the Courts have done to subvert it, this is a must have for your personal library. | | | The new two-volume edition has added the chapters covering the years since the Kennedy years including Watergate, the Burger Court and what must surely be a fascinating chapter on Judicial Review and Constitutionalism. | | | The Birth of the Republic, 1763-89 (The Chicago History of American Civilization) by Edmund S. Morgan |
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0393960560?v=glance
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| | NARA The National Archives Experience |
| | Amendments 1-10 constitute what is known as the Bill of Rights. | | | Among the chief points at issue were how much power to allow the central government, how many representatives in Congress to allow each state, and how these representatives should be elected--directly by the people or by the state legislators. | | | "Questions and Answers Pertaining to the Constitution" presents dozens of fascinating facts about the Constitution. |
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http://archives.gov/national_archives_experience/charters/constitution.html
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| | ACSBlog: The Blog of the American Constitution Society |
| | Judge Clement joined the dissent that argued the case should have been brought in state court, since it was a Texas state law that required the teacher be granted a hearing. | | | The People for the American Way opined that, [h]ad the view of the dissenters, including Clement, prevailed, the teacher would not have been given relief from the unlawful termination of his contract. | | | People for the American Way has a 24-page preliminary review of the nomination, a summary of which is here. |
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http://www.acsblog.org
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| | American Constitution Society @ YLS |
| | Critical issues include: the nature of constitutional equality, the causes and remedies of inequality, the disparate roles of courts and Congress in vindicating rights of equal citizenship. | | | Liberties and Communities: The questions encompassed by this theme include the relationship between the Constitution and the broader social fabric of the United States, and in particular the constitutional protections provided to individuals acting alone and as members of various groups. | | | Critical issues include: money in politics, voting rights, media concentration, gerrymandering, and the constitution of the public sphere in a digital age. |
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http://islandia.law.yale.edu/acs/conference/index.asp
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| | LeftBank: American Constitution |
| | Listed below are links to weblogs that reference American Constitution: | | | In 1788, the Founding Fathers set out to, "… form a more perfect union," and most of that improvement was derived directly from the sublimation of States Rights. | | | (I discussed this in "What's the Question?") The issue of States Rights is arguably the single most difficult philosophic paradox in the U.S. Constitution. |
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http://leftbank.blogs.com/leftbank/2003/11/american_consti.html
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| | American Constitution Society |
| | ACS announces The Constitution in the 21st Century, a multi-year initiative to promote positive change in the legal and policy landscape. | | | ACS has compiled a list of eminently qualified legal and policy experts prepared to provide analysis and commentary on judicial nominations issues. | | | "The Confirmation Hearings of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Answering Questions While Maintaining Judicial Impartiality," which demonstrates that during her nomination hearings, Justice Ginsburg answered questions about current and controversial legal issues with candor, including questions about her personal views of contentious social issues, her judicial methodology and her approach to constitutional and statutory interpretation. |
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http://www.americanconstitutionsociety.org
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| | Native American Constitution and Law Digitization Project |
| | The University of Oklahoma Law Center Library and the National Indian Law Library work with tribes whose government documents appear on this web site; these tribal documents are either placed online with the permission of the tribes, or they are U.S. Government documents, rightfully in the public domain. | | | The official versions of any tribal code or constitution may be obtained by contacting the tribe directly or by contacting the National Indian Law Library: | | | Other publications or documents are likewise made available for scholarship and informational purposes only. |
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| | ELS - ERD - Law By Country - United States Substantive Law - Constitution of the United States |
| | ELS - ERD - Law By Country - United States Substantive Law - Constitution of the United States | | | We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. | | | Section 1: "The eighteenth article of amendment to the Constitution..." |
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http://www.law.emory.edu/FEDERAL/usconst.html
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| | The U.S. Constitution Online - USConstitution.net |
| | On February 2, 2005, the site was featured as a reference in a lengthy article about the push to amend the Constitution to allow foreign-born Presidents in the | | | Vermont: Vermont Constitution : Explained : Notes : Civil Unions | | | Suite101's Constitutional Issues Index (rated four stars by |
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http://www.usconstitution.net
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| | LII: Constitution |
| | The Constitution of the United States of America (see annotations) | | | Article VI [Legal Status of the Constitution] (see annotations) |
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http://straylight.law.cornell.edu/constitution
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| | Native American Constitutions |
| | Cherokee--(Final Draft) New Constitution Recommended and Endorsed by the Constitution Convention Commission | | | Marilyn K. Nicely, American Indian Law Subject Specialist: nicely@hamilton.law.ou.edu | | | Revised Constitution and Bylaws of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe |
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http://thorpe.ou.edu/const.html
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| | Amazon.com: Books: Encyclopedia of the American Constitution |
| | Appendixes containing historical documents, a chronology of the development of American constitutional law, a glossary, and a case index, name index, and subject index complete the set. | | | This new edition admirably continues the standard set in 1986 of providing high-quality, insightful, and thorough essays by leading constitutional scholars, law school professors, judges, historians, and political scientists on practical and theoretical topics dealing with every aspect of constitutional law in the U.S., from the Constitutional Convention in 1787 to the Clinton impeachment. | | | It fulfills its mission of bridging the disciplines of history, law, and politics using language that is accessible to a mixed audience ranging from high-school students and the general public to constitutional law scholars. |
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| | The American Independent Party - The Fastest Growing Political Party In California |
| | Reduce immigration, and stop all government subsidies to illegal aliens; no driver's licenses for illegals; | | | The American Independent Party is recognized by the California Secretary of State, with a registered I.D.# 742371. | | | California and the nation need the leadership of the American Independent Party, California affiliate of the Constitution Party. |
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| | The American Revolution |
| | In the wake of the Revolution came events as varied as the drafting and ratification of the Constitution of the United States of America and the rebellions of slaves who saw the contrast between slavery and proclamations of liberty. | | | The American Revolution ended two centuries of British rule for most of the North American colonies and created the modern United States of America. | | | The Revolutionary era was both exhilarating and disturbing---a time of progress for some, dislocation for others. |
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| | The American Constitution Society Weblog |
| | Nat Hentoff is rightly concerned about an ad hoc system of apparently illegal "prisons, set up after 9-11 [that] 'may be unprecedented in American history. | | | Consistent federalism would support both opposition to a Federal constitutional amendment on gay marriage and opposition to Roe v. | | | We seek to restore the fundamental principles of human dignity, individual rights and liberties, genuine equality, and access to justice to their rightful - and traditionally central - place in American law. |
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| | Common-place |
| | Browse the contents of all our previous issues | | | The Common-place Coffeeshop is an automated electronic discussion of the contents of Common-place. | | | Copyright © Common-place The Interactive Journal of Early American Life, Inc., all rights reserved |
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| | Your Government & Taxes Portal |
| | The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States | | | American Government and Politics Today : The Essentials, 2004-2005 Edition (with CD-ROM and InfoTrac) (American Government and Politics Today) | | | The Case For Democracy: The Power of Freedom to Overcome Tyranny and Terror |
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| | Constitution Party National Political Headquarters |
| | Countless government officials in the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government take their oath to uphold and defend the Constitution with no understanding of the responsibilities that oath entails. | | | Join the Constitution Party in its work to restore our government to its Constitutional limits and our law to its Biblical foundation. | | | Paid for by the Constitution Party National Committee |
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http://www.constitutionparty.com
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| | Columbia Law School American Constitution Society |
| | Welcome to the Columbia Law School chapter of the American Constitution Society! | | | We are a group of law students who believe in a progressive vision of law and society. | | | Our project will include reviewing and responding to the Reagan Meese Reports, as well as developing our own vision for Constitutional interpretation in the coming century. |
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| | The Connection.org : The American Constitution |
| | On this very day, two hundred and fifteen years ago, the great and wise men who were gathered solemnly in Philadelphia to frame the Constitution of the United States took the day off. | | | The Constitution is less poetry than pragmatism - less inspiration than perspiration, an operating manual for a complex country, its pages now stained with use, well-thumbed, corners turned down. | | | Cass Sunstein, Professor of Law, University of Chicago and author of "Designing Democracy: What Constitutions Do" and Steven Bullock, Professor of History, Worcester Polytechnic Institute |
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http://www.theconnection.org/shows/2002/07/20020704_a_main.asp
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| | National Constitution Center |
| | Critics and Defenders Focus on Alito's Judicial Record... | | | Constitution Newswire (click a headline to learn more): Political Blogs Become the New Focus of Campaign-Finance Laws... | | | This website is a program of the Annenberg Center for Education and Outreach. |
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