Nineteenth Amendment- an amendment to the Constitution of the United States adopted in 1920; guarantees that no state can deny the right to vote on the basis of sex law,jurisprudence- the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great probl...
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 fo...
Although every state in America has its own constitution, the Constitution of the United States is the highest law. To achieve balance, power is separated between three governing branches: the Bicameral Congress as the legislative branch, the President which as the executive branch, and the Supreme...
No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty five Years, a...
View the full United States Constitution, Bill of Rights, and all Amendments online. Additional summaries and explanations.
Related to United States Confederacy:United States Constitution,United States Civil War Confederate States of America Abbr.CSA A republic formed in February, 1861, and composed of the 11 Southern states that seceded from the United States in order to preserve slavery and states' rights. It was di...
The United States Constitution: 200 Years of Anti-Federalist, Abolitionist, Feminist, Muckraking, Progressive, and Especially Socialist CriticismEvery crisis through which the workers' and socialist movements have passed has been accompanied by a variety of theoretical...
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Constitution of the United States of America, the fundamental law of the U.S. federal system of government and a landmark document of the Western world. The oldest written national constitution in use, it defines the principal organs of government and th
TheWorld HealthOrganization (WHO) was established on 7 April 1948 as a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN), and the global authority on health issues. It came into existence when 26 of its 61 founding states signed its constitution. This day is marked as World Health Day. ...