Beginning in October 1787, the trio published 85 essays for New York newspapers. Collectively titledThe Federalist Papers, the essays explained the Constitution in detail, along with the framers’ reasoning in creating each section of the document. To the lack of a Bill of Rights, the Federalist...
Eighth Amendment, amendment (1791) to the Constitution of the United States, part of the Bill of Rights, that limits the sanctions that may be imposed by the criminal justice system on those accused or convicted of criminal behaviour. It contains three c
See all videos for this article According to the Constitution, appointments to the Supreme Court and to the lower federal courts are made by the president with the advice and consent of theSenate, though presidents have rarely consulted the Senate before making a nomination. The Senate Judiciary ...
Seismic legal challenges have affected reproductive health care since the Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision by the Supreme Court, which held that the Constitution does not confer a right to abortion. Evidence clearly documents that restrictive state-level laws interfere with clini...
Despite attempting to pass an amendment to the United States Constitution failing in 1886, Wyoming retained votes for women as part of its Constitution when it became a state in 1890. As a result, Wyoming is still known as the Equality State. ...
In contrast, we celebrate Constitution Day on September 17th of each year, the anniversary of the date the Constitution was signed, not the anniversary of the date it was approved. If we’d followed this same approach for the Declaration of Independence we’d being celebrating Independence Day ...
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Biden drew a sharp contrast between his own beliefs and Trump's, who has said he considered himself above the U.S. Constitution, the founding documents that lay out a system of checks and balances. "I believe very strongly that the defining feature of our democracy is our Constitution...
s plan. Wofford had to break off his attack on July 2nd when he realized that there were no units to support him. Lee asked if Wofford could“go there again”to which Wofford replied“No, General I think not.”Lee asked“why not”and Wofford explained:“General, the enemy have had ...
See all videos for this article According to the Constitution, appointments to the Supreme Court and to the lower federal courts are made by the president with the advice and consent of theSenate, though presidents have rarely consulted the Senate before making a nomination. The Senate Judiciary ...