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The Legislative Vesting Clause (Article I, Section 1) of the United States Constitution bestows the legislative power of the United States federal government to the United States Congress. [1]
Many powers of Congress have been granted under a broad interpretation of Article 1, section 8. Most notably, Clauses 1 (the General Welfare or Taxing and Spending clause), 3 (the Commerce clause), and 18 (The Necessary and Proper clause) have been deemed to grant expansive powers to Congress.
The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America. [3] It superseded the Articles of Confederation, the nation's first constitution, on March 4, 1789. Originally including seven articles, the Constitution delineates the frame of the federal government.
The United States Constitution and its amendments comprise hundreds of clauses which outline the functioning of the United States Federal Government, the political relationship between the states and the national government, and affect how the United States federal court system interprets the law. When a particular clause becomes an important ...
Internal Revenue Code section 1 in the United States; Section 1 of the Indian Penal Code, defining the territorial jurisdiction of the criminal code; Section 1 (NYSPHSAA), the southern Hudson Valley section of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association, U.S. The section of which a small plane crashed at Memorial Stadium ...
The Words That Built America is a documentary made by Alexandra Pelosi, in celebration of the 230th anniversary of the United States Constitution. It is narrated by historian David McCullough . [ 1 ]
Despite the common misconception that the First Amendment prohibits anyone from limiting free speech, [4] the text of the amendment prohibits only the federal government, the states and local governments from doing so. [316] State constitutions provide free speech protections similar to those of the U.S. Constitution.
The Fourteenth Amendment (Amendment XIV) to the United States Constitution was adopted on July 9, 1868, as one of the Reconstruction Amendments.Usually considered one of the most consequential amendments, it addresses citizenship rights and equal protection under the law and was proposed in response to issues related to formerly enslaved Americans following the American Civil War.