Connecticut turns 237 years old today. Here's the story of how it became a state
In fact, Connecticut became a state on Jan. 9, 1788 - 237 years ago today. However, the state's history extends back much ...
Grab a pen and paper: It’s time to handwrite the U.S. Constitution in Portland
On Jan. 22, the public is invited to the Hillsdale library for “Handwriting the Constitution.” The event is a chance to get ...
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We the People
The framers of the Constitution designed a system of government in 1787 that distributed power among three branches—legislative, executive, and judicial. Having just overthrown a king ...
Who is Known as the Father of the Indian Constitution? Check Here!
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, the Father of the Indian Constitution, led the Drafting Committee, shaping a document that guaranteed ...
On This Day, Jan. 2: Georgia is 4th of original 13 colonies to ratify Constitution
Georgia ratified the Constitution, the fourth of the original 13 colonies to do so, and was admitted to the Union.
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Reserved Powers of the States
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people. The Tenth Amendment expresses the ...
Clipped video shared to falsely claim opposition leader 'insulted author of Indian constitution'
As an Indian minister was criticised for his "disrespectful" remarks on Bhimrao Ambedkar -- one of the architects of India's ...
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Most Americans Can’t Answer These Simple Constitution Questions
The last of the original 13 colonies to ratify the US Constitution, Rhode Island finally agreed to the document on May 19, 1790. The delay resulted from delegates from the state being initially ...
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Gov. Kristi Noem Claims Texas ‘Signed the Treaty That Formed the First Constitution’
She continued her response by falsely claiming Texas signed a treaty enacting the “first constitution”: Texas and those 13 original colonies would’ve never signed the treaty that formed the ...
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Equality and The Fourteenth Amendment: A New Constitution
And finally, the Fourteenth Amendment introduced the ideal of equality to the Constitution for the first time, promising “equal protection of the laws.” A key feature of the Fourteenth ...
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Symmetry in Interpreting the First Amendment and the Structural Constitution
The first is that symmetry should support maintaining ... As concerns the structural constitution, symmetry should often be comparatively easy to apply. A defining feature of recent political ...