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2. Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution - Wikipedia

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   Property under the Fifth Amendment includes contractual rights stemming from contracts between the United States, a U.S. state or any of its subdivisions and the other contract partner(s), because contractual rights are property rights for purposes of the Fifth Amendment. [98] The United States Supreme Court held in Lynch v.

3. List of amendments to the Constitution of the United States

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   Establishes the direct election of United States senators by popular vote. May 13, 1912 April 8, 1913 330 days 18th: Prohibits the manufacturing or sale of alcohol within the United States. (Repealed on December 5, 1933 by the 21st Amendment.) December 18, 1917 January 16, 1919 1 year, 29 days 19th: Grants women the right to vote. June 4, 1919

4. We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution - Wikipedia

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   We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution National Finals, sponsored by the Center for Civic Education, is a yearly competition involving high school students from throughout the United States. The national finals simulates a congressional hearing and is held at the National Conference Center in Leesburg, Virginia, and in congressional ...

5. Constitution of the United States - Wikipedia

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   Reading of the United States Constitution of 1787. The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States. [3] It superseded the Articles of Confederation, the nation's first constitution, on March 4, 1789.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.

6. Article Five of the United States Constitution - Wikipedia

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   Based upon this precedent, the Archivist of the United States, on May 7, 1992, proclaimed the Twenty-seventh Amendment as having been ratified when it surpassed the "three fourths of the several states" plateau for becoming a part of the Constitution. It had been submitted to the states for ratification—without a ratification deadline—on ...

7. List of clauses of the United States Constitution - Wikipedia

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   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 ...