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United States Constitutionb> - Wikipedia, theb> free encyclopedia

Theb> United States Constitutionb> was partly based on ideas from theb> uncodified constitutionb> ofb> theb> United Kingdom, such as Article 39 from theb> Magna Carta ofb> 1215 which states that:
Article Six establishes theb> Constitutionb>, and theb> laws and treaties ofb> theb> United States made in accordance with it, to be theb> supreme law ofb> theb> land.
Ofb> theb> 35 states ratifying it, four later rescinded their ratifications prior to theb> extended ratification period which commenced March 23, 1979 and a fifth—while not going so far as to actually rescind its earlier ratification—adopted a resolution stipulating that its approval would not extend beyond March 22, 1979.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Constitution (5478 words)



From Revolution to Reconstruction: Documents: Theb> Constitutionb> ofb> theb> USA

Theb> judicial power ofb> theb> United States, shall be vested in one supreme court, and in such inferior courts as theb> Congress may, from time to time, ordain 1.
Theb> President shall, at stated times, receive for his services, a compensation, which shall neither be increased nor diminished during theb> period for which he shall have been elected, and he shall not receive within that period any other emolument from theb> United States, or any ofb> them.
A person charged in any state with treason, felony, or other crime, who shall flee justice, and be found in another state, shall, on demand ofb> theb> executive authority ofb> theb> state from which he fled, be delivered up, to be removed to theb> state having jurisdiction ofb> theb> crime.

http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/D/1776-1800/constitution/const.htm (2795 words)



Theb> Avalon Project : U.S. Constitutionb>

Constitutionb> ofb> theb> United States - Amendments 11 - 27
Constitutionb> ofb> theb> United States - Bill ofb> Rights- Theb> First Ten Amendments
Constitutionb> ofb> theb> United States - Article 1

http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/usconst.htm (80 words)



82.03.03: Theb> United States Constitutionb>

A constitutional convention is a sort ofb> superlegislature; in that, theb> outcome it generates cannot be subject to theb> whim and fancy ofb> theb> normal legislative body.
One ofb> theb> main objections to theb> Constitutionb> was theb> absence ofb> a section which specifically enumerated theb> liberties ofb> individuals.
Virginia, theb> state which was instrumental in theb> calling ofb> theb> convention, acted quickly to select theb> members ofb> its delegation to that convention.

http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1982/3/82.03.03.x.html (4228 words)



United States Constitutionb>: Primary Documents ofb> American History (Virtual Programs & Services, Library ofb> Congress)

Theb> members ofb> theb> Constitutional Convention signed theb> United States Constitutionb> on September 17, 1787 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Theb> new United States ofb> America adopted theb> Bill ofb> Rights, theb> first ten amendments to theb> U.S. Constitutionb>, confirming theb> fundamental rights ofb> its citizens on December 15, 1791.
Although theb> vote was close in some states, theb> Constitutionb> was eventually ratified and theb> new Federal government came into existence in 1789.

http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/Constitution.html (990 words)



GUIDE TO LAW ONLINE: United States Constitutionb>

Constitutionb> ofb> theb> United States, Analysis and Interpretation: Annotations ofb> Cases Decided by theb> Supreme Court ofb> theb> United States (Library ofb> Congress, Congressional Research Service, via GPO Access) 2002 edition (S.Doc.
Constitutionb> ofb> theb> United States ofb> America as Amended: Unratified Amendments, Analytical Index (U.S. House ofb> Representatives, via GPO Access) June 20, 2003; H.Doc.
Documents ofb> theb> Confederate States ofb> America (1861) (Theb> Avalon Project at theb> Yale Law School: Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy) Includes theb> Constitutionb> ofb> Confederate States ofb> America, and other Confederate legal documents.

http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/usconst.html (1132 words)



ELS - ERD - Law By Country - United States Substantive Law - Constitutionb> ofb> theb> United States

ELS - ERD - Law By Country - United States Substantive Law- Constitutionb> ofb> theb> United States
We theb> People ofb> theb> United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for theb> common defense, promote theb> general Welfare, and secure theb> Blessings ofb> Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitutionb> for theb> United States ofb> America.
Section 4: "Theb> validity ofb> theb> public debt ofb> theb> United States..."

http://www.law.emory.edu/FEDERAL/usconst.html (693 words)



United States state constitutionb> - Wikipedia, theb> free encyclopedia

In theb> context ofb> theb> United States ofb> America, a state constitutionb> is theb> governing document ofb> a U.S. state, comparable to theb> U.S. Constitutionb> which is theb> governing document ofb> theb> United States.
That document is also theb> most amended state constitutionb> in theb> Union, with over 770 amendments as ofb> 2005 (theb> average state constitutionb> has been amended about 115 times).
Theb> oldest state constitutionb> still in effect is that ofb> Massachusetts, which took effect in 1780.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_state_constitution (414 words)



U S Constitutionb> - Theb> United States Constitutionb> - "Theb> Supreme Law Ofb> Theb> Land". Theb> U S Constitutionb>, Bill ofb> Rights and theb> First Amendment

In either case a vote ofb> 3/4 ofb> theb> states is required to actually make an amendment.
These documents represent what brought about theb> laws ofb> theb> United States as we have them today especially theb> U.S. Constitutionb> on which this website is founded.
Theb> Bill ofb> Rights, theb> first 10 amendments to theb> Constitutionb>, were adopted in 1791 in order to meet demands for theb> signature ofb> Massachusetts and other states to theb> Constitutionb>:

http://www.usconstitution.com (929 words)



NARA Theb> National Archives Experience

Amendments 1-10 constitute what is known as theb> Bill ofb> Rights.
Theb> Federal Convention convened in theb> State House (Independence Hall) in Philadelphia on May 14, 1787, to revise theb> Articles ofb> Confederation.
Read remarks issued at theb> ceremony by John W. Carlin, Archivist ofb> theb> United States, and Dr. Michael Beschloss.

http://www.archives.gov/national-archives-experience/charters/constitution.html (263 words)



Iowa General Assembly - Iowa Constitutionb>

1857 CONSTITUTIONb> OFb> THEb> STATE OFb> IOWA -- CODIFIED
Judges ofb> theb> supreme court and district court shall receive salaries from theb> state, shall be members ofb> theb> bar ofb> theb> state and shall have such other qualifications as may be prescribed by law.
Theb> district court shall be a court ofb> law and equity, which shall be distinct and separate jurisdictions, and have jurisdiction in civil and criminal matters arising in their respective districts, in such manner as shall be prescribed by law.

http://www.legis.state.ia.us/Constitution.html (6635 words)



Constitutionb> ofb> theb> United Kingdom - Wikipedia, theb> free encyclopedia

Theb> Constitutionb> ofb> theb> United Kingdom is an area ofb> uncodified law, consisting ofb> both written and unwritten sources.
As theb> United Kingdom uses theb> common law legal system, precedents established by judges also form a source ofb> theb> constitutionb>.
Therefore theb> Parliament ofb> theb> United Kingdom can perform "constitutional reform" simply by passing Acts ofb> Parliament and thus has theb> power to change or abolish any written or unwritten element ofb> theb> constitutionb>.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Constitution (2361 words)



Article Four ofb> theb> United States Constitutionb> - Wikipedia, theb> free encyclopedia

Druyee (1813), theb> United States Supreme Court ruled that theb> merits ofb> theb> case, as determined by courts ofb> one state, had to be recognized by theb> courts ofb> other states.
Theb> Constitutionb> provides for theb> extradition ofb> fugitives who have committed "treason, felony or other crime." It has been held that such a phrase incorporates all acts prohibited by theb> laws ofb> a state, including misdemeanors and petty offenses.
Dennison (1861), theb> Supreme Court held that theb> federal courts may not, through theb> issue ofb> writs ofb> mandamus, compel state Governors to surrender fugitives.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Article_Four_of_the_United_States_Constitution (1364 words)



United States Constitutionb>: Primary Documents ofb> American History (Virtual Programs & Services, Library ofb> Congress)

Theb> members ofb> theb> Constitutional Convention signed theb> United States Constitutionb> on September 17, 1787 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Theb> new United States ofb> America adopted theb> Bill ofb> Rights, theb> first ten amendments to theb> U.S. Constitutionb>, confirming theb> fundamental rights ofb> its citizens on December 15, 1791.
During theb> Constitutional Convention, theb> Committee ofb> Style was appointed "to revise theb> style ofb>, and arrange, theb> articles which have been agreed to by theb> House." On September 12, 1787, theb> Convention ordered copies printed and distributed to theb> delegates.

http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/Constitution.html (1006 words)



Preamble to theb> United States Constitutionb> - Wikipedia, theb> free encyclopedia

Massachusetts, 197 U.S. E.g., theb> Court has read theb> preamble as bearing witness to theb> fact that theb> Constitutionb> emanated from theb> people and was not theb> act ofb> sovereign and independent States, McCulloch v.
For example, theb> preamble declares one object to be, 'to provide for theb> common defense.' No one can doubt that this does not enlarge theb> powers ofb> Congress to pass any measures which they deem useful for theb> common defence.
In theb> hand-written engrossed copy ofb> theb> Constitutionb> maintained in theb> National Archives, theb> (British) spelling "defence" is used in theb> preamble (See theb> House ofb> Representatives transcription and theb> Archives' image ofb> theb> engrossed document).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preamble_to_the_United_States_Constitution (420 words)



Theb> Constitutionb> ofb> North Carolina

Since all ofb> theb> rights newly expressed in theb> Constitutionb> ofb> 1971 were already guaranteed by theb> United States Constitutionb>, their inclusion simply constituted an explicit recognition by theb> State ofb> their importance.
Following theb> precedent established in amending theb> United States Constitutionb>, theb> 1835 amendments were appended to theb> Constitutionb> ofb> 1776, not incorporated in it as is theb> modern practice.
Theb> Constitutionb> ofb> 1868 was an amalgam ofb> provisions copied or adapted from theb> Declaration ofb> Rights ofb> 1776, theb> Constitutionb> ofb> 1776 and its amendments, theb> proposed Constitutionb> ofb> 1866, and theb> Constitutions ofb> other states, together with some new and original provisions.

http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/nc/stgovt/preconst.htm (6110 words)



United States House ofb> Representatives, 109th Congress, 2nd Session: Educational Links

Theb> full text ofb> amendments to theb> Constitutionb> that have been proposed but not ratified.
Theb> full text amendments 11 through 27 to theb> Constitutionb> that have been ratified.
A list ofb> Early Congressional Documents from theb> Constitutional Convention and theb> Continental Congress.

http://www.house.gov/Constitution/Constitution.html (126 words)



United States Constitutionb> - encyclopedia article about United States Constitutionb>.

Theb> United States Constitutionb> was partly based on ideas from theb> uncodified constitutionb> ofb> theb> United Kingdom, such as Article 39 from theb> Magna Carta ofb> 1215 which states that:
Theb> Constitutionb> ofb> theb> United States has also served as a model for theb> constitutions ofb> numerous other nations, including theb> second oldest codified constitutionb>, theb> May Constitutionb> ofb> Poland, which was written in 1791.
Article Six establishes theb> Constitutionb>, and theb> laws and treaties ofb> theb> United States made in accordance with it, to be theb> supreme law ofb> theb> land.

http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/United+States+Constitution (6914 words)



Nineteenth Amendment to theb> United States Constitutionb> - Wikipedia, theb> free encyclopedia

Unlike theb> other voting rights amendments (theb> 15th, 23rd and 26th), theb> Congressional power ofb> enforcement clause was kept in theb> same section as theb> granting ofb> theb> right.
Theb> right ofb> citizens ofb> theb> United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by theb> United States or by any State on account ofb> sex.
Secretary ofb> State Bainbridge Colby certified theb> ratification on August 26, 1920.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Constitution/Amendment_Nineteen (405 words)



History ofb> theb> United States Constitutionb> - Wikipedia, theb> free encyclopedia

Theb> United States Constitutionb> was partly based on ideas from theb> uncodified constitutionb> ofb> theb> United Kingdom, such as Article 39 from theb> British Magna Carta ofb> 1215, which states:
There is an innocuous line in theb> Constitutionb> that partially endorses theb> English language, but, on theb> consideration that theb> United States is a collection ofb> sovreign states, it is impossible to declare, as federal law, an official language.
Theb> Constitutionb>, by contrast, established a strong central, or federal, government with broad powers to regulate relations between theb> states and with sole responsibility in such areas as foreign affairs and defense.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Constitution (6198 words)



Article Five (United States Constitutionb>) - definition ofb> Article Five (United States Constitutionb>) in Encyclopedia

Article Five ofb> theb> United States Constitutionb> describes theb> process whereby theb> Constitutionb> may be amended.
ofb> theb> United States ofb> America Constitutionb> ofb> theb> United States.
Theb> Constitutionb> ofb> theb> United States ofb> America: Analyis and Interpretation.

http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/Article_Five_(United_States_Constitution) (1377 words)



Constitutionb> ofb> theb> United States: Browse

Theb> Constitutionb> ofb> theb> United States ofb> America, Analysis and Interpretation: Analysis ofb> Cases Decided by theb> Supreme Court ofb> theb> United States is available in a series ofb> browseable tables.
Home Page > Legislative Branch > Constitutionb> ofb> theb> United States > Browse

http://www.gpoaccess.gov/constitution/browse.html (133 words)



Twenty-sixth Amendment to theb> United States C... - Wikipedia, theb> free encyclopedia

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-sixth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_C... (151 words)



Fifth Amendment to theb> United States Constitutionb> - Wikipedia, theb> free encyclopedia

Amendment V (theb> Fifth Amendment) ofb> theb> United States Constitutionb>, which is part ofb> theb> Bill ofb> Rights, is related to legal procedure.
United States, 284 U.S.), theb> Supreme Court held that "where theb> same act or transaction constitutes a violation ofb> two distinct statutory provisions, theb> test to be applied to determine whether there are two offenses or only one, is whether each provision requires proof ofb> a fact which theb> other does not".
United States theb> Supreme Court ruled that theb> fifth amendment extended theb> right not to testify against oneself to include not testifying against one's spouse.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Constitution/Amendment_Five (2846 words)



Constitutionb> (from United Kingdom) -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia

Theb> British constitutionb> is formed partly by statutes, or legislative enactments ofb> Parliament; partly by common law, based on decisions ofb> courts ofb> law; and partly by practices and precepts, which are known as conventions.
In some cases, such as theb> United States, theb> constitutionb> is a specific written document; in others, such as theb> United Kingdom, it is a collection ofb> documents, statutes, and traditional practices that are generally accepted as governing political matters.
Theb> United Kingdom does not have a written constitutionb> like that ofb> theb> United States.

http://www.britannica.com/ebi/article-209272 (877 words)



United States Constitutionb> - Wikipedia, theb> free encyclopedia

Theb> United States Constitutionb> was partly based on ideas from theb> uncodified constitutionb> ofb> theb> United Kingdom, such as Article 39 from theb> Magna Carta ofb> 1215 which states that:
Article Six establishes theb> Constitutionb>, and theb> laws and treaties ofb> theb> United States made in accordance with it, to be theb> supreme law ofb> theb> land.
Theb> Constitutionb> was originally proposed by a convention which was convened for theb> express purpose ofb> amending theb> Articles ofb> Confederation.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Constitution (5395 words)



From Revolution to Reconstruction: Documents: Theb> Constitutionb> ofb> theb> USA

All debts contracted and engagements entered into, before theb> adoption ofb> this constitutionb>, shall be as valid against theb> United States under this constitutionb>, as under theb> confederation.
Theb> judicial power ofb> theb> United States, shall be vested in one supreme court, and in such inferior courts as theb> Congress may, from time to time, ordain 1.
Theb> President shall, at stated times, receive for his services, a compensation, which shall neither be increased nor diminished during theb> period for which he shall have been elected, and he shall not receive within that period any other emolument from theb> United States, or any ofb> them.

http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/D/1776-1800/constitution/const.htm (2795 words)



ipedia.com: Fifteenth Amendment to theb> United States Constitutionb> Article

Amendment XV (theb> Fifteenth Amendment) ofb> theb> United States Constitutionb> was ratified on February 3, 1870 and states:
Amendment XV ofb> theb> United States Constitutionb> was ratified on February 3, 1870 and states: Section 1.
Theb> right ofb> citizens ofb> theb> United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by theb> United States or by any State on account ofb> race, color, or previous condition ofb> servitude.

http://www.ipedia.com/fifteenth_amendment_to_the_united_states_constitution.html (213 words)



House ofb> Lords - Constitutionb> - Ninth Report

2.5 Theb> essentials ofb> theb> United Kingdom's constitutionb> are theb> sovereignty ofb> parliament and theb> rule ofb> law.
In a country such as theb> United Kingdom care is needed to ensure that theb> traditions ofb> theb> constitutionb>- conventions and so on are capable ofb> holding their influence against theb> tide ofb> incremental change possible under theb> European Constitutionb>.
2.1 Theb> essential characteristics[92] ofb> theb> United Kingdom's constitutional arrangements require some elucidation, partly because in theb> absence ofb> a formal written constitutionb> there are difficulties in clearly defining theb> powers ofb> theb> executive and theb> role ofb> theb> legislature and judiciary.

http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/ld200203/ldselect/ldconst/168/16809.htm (3922 words)



Credit-to-Cash Advisor — United Kingdom

U.K. accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, reservations.< United Kingdom with Theb> ofb> and theb> is on P>
Theb> constitutionb> ofb> theb> United Kingdom is unwritten and made up partly ofb> statutes and partly common law and practice.
Theb> constitutionb> ofb> theb> United Kingdom is unwritten and made up partly ofb> statutes and partly common law and practice.
Each ofb> theb> four countries making up theb> United Kingdom (England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland) have their own court system and legal profession.

http://www.credit-to-cash-advisor.com/news_265.html (2415 words)

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