All Debts contracted and Engagements entered into, before the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be as valid against the United States under this Constitution, as under the Confederation. This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Trea...
Article 2 of the Constitution establishes the executive branch of the federal government. It also describes their roles and responsibilities.
Wilson, in his article “The Rise of the Bureaucratic State”, discuss this developing administrative branch. The Constitution has no written mention of an “administrative branch”, and today’s Bureaucracy is often tedious, corrupt, and even undemocratic. But such a branch’s development and ...
All citizens 20 years of age or older are eligible to vote. For a candidate to be elected to either chamber, he must receive sufficient votes—not necessarily a majority—to place among the top three to five, depending on the size of the district. Under the constitution, the Diet has ...
In November 1777‚ the Continental Congress adopted the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union—the United States’ first written constitution. The Articles of Confederation formed a constitution concerned primarily with limiting the powers of the central government; however‚ the central governmen...
图书Remarks on the Constitution and Practice of Courts Martial; With a Summary of the Law of Evidence, as Connected with Such Courts Also Some Notice of the Criminal Law of England, with Reference to the Hundred and Second Article of War 介绍、书评、论坛
There are seven articles and a preamble; 27 amendments have been adopted (see the table entitled Text of the Constitution of the United States). The wording of the Constitution is general, necessitating interpretation, and any short summary is only rough and approximate. From its very beginnings...
Article 12 of the Constitution of China states that “Socialist public property is sacrosanct.” It is also emphasized that "the state protects socialist public property. Any organizations or individuals are prohibited from appropriating or destroying state or collective property by any means." ...
Article 3 Summary Article 3 of the US Constitution lays down the framework of the federal government’s judicial branch and contains three main sections. The sections of Article III are separated into clauses that detail different aspects of judicial power and legal structure and procedure. ...
"On Monday, Stevens dissented in the case of the Alaska teenager who was suspended for displaying a 'Bong Hits 4 Jesus' banner at a school event. While a majority of the court said the Constitution does not protect pro-drug student speech, Stevens took the historic view. ...