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The National Archives in Washington, D.C. will be showcasing the four pages of the historic document, plus a rarely shown "fifth page," the Bill of Rights and the 17 other amendments
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Why a presidential term limit got written into the Constitution – the story of the 22nd Amendment
Only one person, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, has ever served more than two terms as president of the United States. This is for two reasons. First, prior to Roosevelt’s election to a third term in 1940 there was a longstanding American tradition that presidents not serve more than two terms.
“The U.S. Constitution regulates election for both houses of Congress.” “The States and elections clause grants the states the authority over the timing, location, and manner of holding congressional elections.”
Recently, the president of the United States did not take the Constitution seriously. He ordered the murders of 11 people who were riding in a speedboat in the Caribbean Sea around 1,300 miles from the U.S. Afterward he said he did so because he believed ...
There has been much talk of late about the institution of American democracy and what it takes to preserve it. This discussion has focused largely on the formal legal basis for democratic institutions embodied in the Constitution of the United States.
Andrew P. Napolitano, a former New Jersey Superior Court judge, has published nine books on the U.S. Constitution. To learn more, visit JudgeNap.com.
When Donald Trump took office, he swore to “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution.” The oath is essential, because the Constitution defines the United States, and the United States does not exist without it. Another country called the “United ...
Section 1. Purpose and Policy. From the founding of our Republic, English has been used as our national language. Our Nation’s historic governing documents, including the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, have all been written in ...
Dozens of media outlets are reporting in unison that Donald Trump cannot stop the U.S. government from awarding birthright citizenship to the children of illegal immigrants. They claim this is the case because the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution ...