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Constitution Week is an American observance to commemorate the 1787 adoption of the United States Constitution. It runs annually from September 17 — proclaimed as Constitution Day and Citizenship Day in the United States — through September 23.
Constitution Day and Citizenship Day is an American federal observance that recognizes the adoption of the United States Constitution and those who have become U.S. citizens. It is normally observed on September 17, the day in 1787 that delegates to the Constitutional Convention signed the document in Philadelphia . [ 1 ]
States that rights not enumerated in the Constitution are retained by the people. September 25, 1789 December 15, 1791 2 years, 81 days 10th [21] States that the federal government possesses only those powers delegated, or enumerated, to it through the Constitution, and that all other powers are reserved to the states, or to the people.
Child Health Day § 106. Constitution Day and Citizenship Day § 107. Columbus Day § 108. Constitution Week § 109. Father's Day § 110. Flag Day § 111. Gold Star Mother's Day § 112. Honor America Days § 113. Law Day, U.S.A. § 114. Leif Erikson Day § 115. Loyalty Day § 116. Memorial Day § 117. Mother's Day § 118. National Aviation Day ...
The history of the Supreme Court's interpretation of the Free Exercise Clause follows a broad arc, beginning with approximately 100 years of little attention, then taking on a relatively narrow view of the governmental restrictions required under the clause, growing into a much broader view in the 1960s, and later again receding.
JKO may refer to: J. K. Organisation, Indian conglomerate; Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (1929–1994), First Lady of the United States; Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir in Central Park, New York City; Junkers, a former German aircraft manufacturer; Kubo language, a Trans–New Guinea language of New Guinea, spoken in the plains of the ...
Constitution Day was proclaimed to be a South Korean national holiday on 1 October 1949, with the creation of the National Holiday Law. [citation needed]Since 2008, Constitution Day in South Korea is no longer a "no work" public holiday, [4] following the restructure of laws regarding the public sector with a 40-hour work week.
The Equal Protection Clause is part of the first section of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. The clause, which took effect in 1868, provides "nor shall any State ... deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws." It mandates that individuals in similar situations be treated equally by ...