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| | United States Constitution |
 | | The United States is a common law country, and courts are obliged to follow the precedents established in prior cases. | | | The Constitution of the United States of America - Analysis and Interpretation : Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States [gpo.gov] | | | The United States has 50 states, so this means that the 13 smallest states (representing as little as 4% of the national population) could block an amendment desired by the remaining 37 states (representing as much as 96% of the national population). |
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http://www.knowledgefun.com/book/u/un/united_states_constitution.html
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| | Ben's Guide (6-8): Glossary |
| | The Constitution of the United States, as provided in Article 5, may be amended when two thirds of each house of Congress approves a proposed amendment and three fourths of the states thereafter ratify it. | | | Elastic Clause: A statement in the U.S. Constitution granting Congress the power to pass all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the list of powers it was granted. | | | Checks and Balances: A system of limits imposed by the Constitution of the United States on all branches of a government by vesting in each branch the right to amend or void those acts of another that fall within its jurisdiction. |
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http://bensguide.gpo.gov/6-8/glossary.html
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| | THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION - We 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. | | | But in choosing the President, the votes shall be taken by states, the representation from each state having one vote; a quorum for this purpose shall consist of a member or members from two-thirds of the states, and a majority of all the states shall be necessary to a choice. | | | No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. |
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http://www.stlplaces.com/constitution
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| | LII: Constitution |
| | Amendment XXVII [Compensation of Members of Congress (1992)] | | | Amendment VIII [Excess Bail or Fines, Cruel and Unusual Punishment (1791)] | | | The Constitution of the United States of America |
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http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.table.html
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| | Some Proposed Amendments - The U.S. Constitution Online - USConstitution.net |
| | Other proposed amendments to otherwise affect the 22nd, such as replacing the two-term limit with a single six-year term, extend back to at least 1979's 96th Congress, but were not included in this list. | | | To restrict marriage in all states to be between a man and a woman | | | The Constitution is a living and evolving document. |
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http://www.usconstitution.net/constamprop.html
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