Fifty-five delegates from twelve states (Rhode Island declined to participate) traveled to Philadelphia to attend the Constitutional Convention, which began in May 1787. They quickly scrapped the existing Articles of Confederation, and after four months they concluded their business by adopting a new frame of government.
On September 17, thirty-nine delegates signed the Constitution. It was nine months before the requisite nine states ratified the Constitution, putting it into effect. The thirteenth state, Rhode Island, did not ratify it until 1790. Subsequently it has been amended twenty-seven times.
On September 17, thirty-nine delegates signed the Constitution. It was nine months before the requisite nine states ratified the Constitution, putting it into effect. The thirteenth state, Rhode Island, did not ratify it until 1790. Subsequently it has been amended twenty-seven times.
The Constitutional Convention of 1787
Notes on the Debates in the Federal Convention
The Constitutional Convention
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The United States Constitution
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BY HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.
BLACKSTONE'S COMMENTARIES: WITH NOTES OF REFERENCE, TO THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS, OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES; AND OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA.
IN FIVE VOLUMES.
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Did President Lincoln suspend the U.S. Constitution?
Definition: Habeas Corpus, literally in Latin "you have the body" is a term that represents an important right granted to individuals in America. Basically, a writ of habeas corpus is a judicial mandate requiring that a prisoner be brought before the court to determine whether the government has the right to continue detaining them. The individual being held or their representative can petition the court for such a writ.
According to Article One of the Constitution, the right to a writ of habeas corpus can only be suspended "in cases of rebellion or invasion the public safety." Habeas corpus was suspended during the Civil War and Reconstruction, in parts of South Carolina during the fight against the Ku Klux Klan, and during the War on Terror.
A great Teaching about the Genealogy of our Constitution! Highly Recommended!
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE CONSTITUTION?
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Right to Assemble
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Defamation/Libel
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Privacy Rights
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Free Civic Education Lesson Plans
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Gun Owners of New Hampshire.
The NRA state affiliate, dedicated to the principle that Firearms and Freedom are inseparable.
Keepandbeararms.org
SavetheGuns.com
RKBA.org: "Arms Rights and Liberty Information on the Internet"
Pink Pistols
Second Amendment Sisters
Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership
Monadnock Rod & Gun Club, Inc. (Jaffrey/Peterborough)
Granite State Bowhunters
Evan F. Nappen, Attorney at Law
1690 John Locke 1632-1704
to Gun Policy Scholars and
Second Amendment Scholars
The Meaning of the Words in the Second Amendment
Links to organizations, including the Illinois First Amendment Center, that offer free resources to get the First Amendment into high school classrooms.
Freedom of Press
Links to organizations supporting and promoting freedom of the press throughout the country.
Freedom of Speech/Expression
Links to organizations supporting and promoting free speech in the media and elsewhere.
Commercial Speech
Links to organizations that either regulate commercial speech or advocate commercial speech rights.
Freedom of Religion
Links to organizations supporting freedom of religion and separation of church and state, as provided by the First Amendment.
Right to Petition
Links to the web sites of organizations that support the right to petition and other First Amendment freedoms.
Right to Assemble
Links to the web sites of organizations that support the right to petition and other First Amendment freedoms.
Defamation/Libel
Links to resources on defamation/libel law.
Privacy Rights
Links to groups and organizations that actively support privacy rights or regulate them in the commercial world.
Free Civic Education Lesson Plans
The Citizen Advocacy Center is now offering these free lesson plans for civics education including the First Amendment.
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GO-NH —Gun Owners of New Hampshire.
The NRA state affiliate, dedicated to the principle that Firearms and Freedom are inseparable.
Keepandbeararms.org
SavetheGuns.com
RKBA.org: "Arms Rights and Liberty Information on the Internet"
Pink Pistols
Second Amendment Sisters
Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership
Monadnock Rod & Gun Club, Inc. (Jaffrey/Peterborough)
Granite State Bowhunters
Evan F. Nappen, Attorney at Law
1690 John Locke 1632-1704
"Whereas by supposing they have given up themselves to the absolute arbitrary
power and will of a legislator, they have disarmed themselves, and armed him to
make a prey of them when he pleases..."
John Locke, A Essay Concerning
the true original, extent, and end of Civil Government (1690), Book 2.
The Journalist's Guide
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Second Amendment Scholars
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A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
The Meaning of the Words in the Second Amendment
Third Amendment - The Text, Origins, and Meaning of the Third
Amendment IV
Ratified December 15, 1791
Fourth Amendment - The Text, Origins, and Meaning of the Fourth
Constitutional amendment protecting against self-incrimination: an amendment to the U.S. Constitution stating, among other things, that defendants or witnesses in criminal trials need not testify against themselves and may not be subjected to double jeopardy.
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The Text, Origins, and Meaning of the Seventh ...
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The Text, Origins, and Meaning of the Tenth ...
The Eleventh Amendment Limitation on Federal Power
Meaning of the 13th Amendment - American Patriot Network
Original Intent Treatise - 14th Amendment Clarified
15th Amendment - The War For State's Rights
(US District Court Judge, James C. Fox, 2003)
The Law That Never Was: The Fraud of Income & Social Security
HOW SOME STATES DID NOT LEGALLY RATIFY THE 16TH AMENDMENT
Note: This amendment is often quoted as the law that gives the right of the I.R.S to collect Income Taxes on the American people but it does not since it was not lawfully ratified by the states.
"By income taxes we strive to redress the balance
and at the same time make the builders of great fortunes pay proper toll to the
society which has made their success possible." George Lorimer,
1934
The Income Tax - 1913 - Free or SlaveRepeal the 17th Amendment | The Beacon
States must force 17th Amendment showdown
The Failure of the 17th Amendment - National Humanities Institute
Proof the Seventeenth Amendment Was Not Ratified
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The Passage of the 19th Amendment, 1919-1920Articles from The New York Times
The Passage of the 19th Amendment, 1919-1920Articles from The New York Times
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