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  • Blaine Amendment/Definition
    <noinclude>{{Subpages}}</noinclude>An 1875 proposed amendment to the [[U.S. Constitution]] that would have forbidden the public funding of private, denominational s
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  • Articles of Confederation/Definition
    ...l Congress]] (1977) that was replaced in 1789 by the newly ratified [[U.S. Constitution]].
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  • Erwin Chemerinsky/Definition
    Alston and Bird Professor, [[Duke University]] Law School; Reporter, Constitution Project,Report on [[Extrajudicial detention, U.S.|Post-9/11 Detentions]]
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  • Constitutional law/Definition
    Interpretation of legal matters with the assumption that a formal constitution is the supreme authority; usually refers to U.S. jurisprudence
    177 bytes (24 words) - 17:37, 7 March 2010
  • William Becker/Definition
    Attorney specializing in [[First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution|First Amendment]] issues, generally for [[American conservative]] causes; c
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  • Jan Baran/Definition
    ...on Law and Government Ethics, Wiley Rein & Fielding LLP; Courts Committee, Constitution Project
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  • Federalist Papers/Definition
    ...]], [[James Madison]], and John Jay campaigning for adoption of the [[U.S. Constitution]].
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  • John Dean/Definition
    Liberty and Security Committee, Constitution Project; White House Counsel for [[Richard Nixon]] and among the first to g
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  • Patriation of the Canadian constitution/Bibliography
    | title = The Canadian Constitution: The Players in the Process that has led from Patriation to Meech Lake to a | title = The national deal : the fight for a Canadian constitution
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  • Don Wallace, Jr./Definition
    ...w Center; Chairman, [[International Law Institute]]; War Powers Committee, Constitution Project
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  • David Skaggs/Definition
    Co-chair, Death Penalty Committee; Constitution Project; Executive Director, Colorado Commission on Higher Education; forme
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  • Göttinger Sieben
    ...öttingen]], who on 18 November 1837 protested against the abolition of the constitution of the Kingdom of [[Hanover]]. ...the throne, King Ernest announced on November 1 that he abolished the new constitution.
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  • Louis Fisher/Definition
    ...itutional Law, Law Library, [[Library of Congress]]; War Powers Committee, Constitution Project
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  • Twenty-seventh Amendment of the U.S. Constitution/Definition
    Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (proposed 1789, ratified 1992) providing that no change in congressmembers'
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  • Eugene Fidell/Definition
    ...ializing in [[military law]]; member of the Liberty and Justice Committee, Constitution Project; spouse of [[Linda Greenhouse]]
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  • Supremacy Clause/Bibliography
    ...er R. 2004. ''The Supremacy Clause: A Reference Guide to the United States Constitution''. Westport, CT and London: Praeger.
    157 bytes (20 words) - 10:40, 29 June 2009
  • Original understanding/Definition
    ...nal law]], the deliberations of the state conventions that ratified the Constitution
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  • James A. Thurber/Definition
    ...idential Studies, [[American University]]; Liberty and Security Committee, Constitution Project
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  • Polity/Definition
    The form, or political, economic and social construction or [[constitution]], of a [[politics|political]] entity.
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  • Confederate States of America/External Links
    *[http://fax.libs.uga.edu/ccsus/ ''The Federal and the Confederate Constitution Compared''] *[http://fax.libs.uga.edu/F206xS727xv9/ ''The Making of the Confederate Constitution''], by A. L. Hull, 1905.
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  • Bill of Rights (United States)/Definition
    The first ten amendments to the [[U.S. Constitution]] which were ratified in 1791 to preserve select rights for citizens.
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  • Constitutional conservatism/Definition
    ...rict view of U.S. [[constitutional law]], principally regarding the [[U.S. Constitution]] as a document to be read literally and not interpreted
    195 bytes (28 words) - 13:34, 3 November 2010
  • Roger Wilkins/Definition
    ...sor Emeritus, [[George Mason University]]; Liberty and Security Committee, Constitution Project; Director of U.S. Community Relations Service, [[Lyndon B. Johnson]
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  • Second Amendment to the United States Constitution
    The '''Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution''' states:<blockquote> A well regulated Militia being necessary to the secu ...for example, may have had a quite different meaning to the framers of the Constitution than in present society, or they may indeed represent universal aspects of
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  • Constitution
    ...are the ultimate source of legal authority for the state. The rules of the constitution identify the major institutions of the state, and govern the relationship b In most constitutions the constitution is codified in a single document: exceptions include the United Kingdom, N
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  • Original understanding
    ...deals with the deliberations of the state conventions that ratified the Constitution. ...th deliberations between the [[Philadelphia Convention]] that proposed the Constitution in 1787, to its ratification in 1789, and the ratification of tbe [[Bill of
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  • Magna Carta/Definition
    A 13th century charter that forms part of the British constitution and which has been classified as a document of global significance.
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  • Peter Raven-Hansen/Definition
    ...fessor, [[George Washington University]] Law School; War Powers Committee, Constitution Project
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  • Jerome Shestack/Definition
    ...Wolf, Block, Schorr and Solis-Cohen]], LLP; Liberty and Justice committee, Constitution Project; "Beyond Guantanamo" signatory; President, [[American Bar Associati
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  • USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)/Definition
    [[Starfleet Constitution-class]] heavy cruiser in service during the mid-late twenty-third century;
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  • Federalists
    ...ederalists''' were those who supported ratification of the [[United States Constitution]] following the [[Constitutional Convention]] of 1787.
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  • Stand Up for America USA Project/Related Articles
    {{r|First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution}} {{r|Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution}}
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  • Stephen Abraham/Definition
    ...telligence, [[U.S. Army]], retired; (Ret); Liberty and Security Committee, Constitution Project; filed affidavit that the [[Combatant Status Review Tribunal]] was
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  • Constitutional conservatism
    ...ional law]], going beyond [[strict constitutionalism]] to require that the Constitution is to be taken literally as supreme law. It generally does not include the # Textual interpretation of the Constitution — The Constitution is not a “living document”.
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  • Law of the United States/Definition
    The system of law as it has evolved under the [[United States Constitution]] through laws enacted by Congress and treaties to which the U.S. is a part
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  • James Sasser/Definition
    War Powers Committee, Constitution Project; Former [[U.S. Senator]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D-]][[
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  • Morton Halperin/Definition
    Open Society Policy Center; board of directors, Constitution Project; Advisory council, [[J Street]]; former Director of [[Policy Planni
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  • Azizah al-Hibri/Definition
    ...School of Law, [[University of Richmond]]; Liberty and Security committee, Constitution Project; signed "Beyond Guantanamo"; President, Karamah: Muslim Women Lawye
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  • State of Iraq/Definition
    ...f Iraq following the overthrow of [[Saddam Hussein]], development of a new constitution, and transfer of sovereignty
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  • Edwin Williamson/Definition
    Partner, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP; War Powers Committee, Constitution Project; Executive Committee, [[American Society for International Law]]; f
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  • John Podesta/Definition
    ...r at [[Georgetown University]] law school; Liberty and Security Committee, Constitution Project; former [[White House Chief of Staff]] to [[Bill Clinton]]
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  • Second Amendment to the United States Constitution/Definition
    That Amendment to the Constitution of the United States addressing the "right to keep and bear arms", usually
    186 bytes (27 words) - 09:06, 1 August 2010
  • Dale Bumpers/Definition
    Counsel, Arent Fox LLP; constitutional amendments committee, Constitution Project; Former [[U.S. Congress|U.S. Congressional Representative]]([[Democ
    297 bytes (35 words) - 08:59, 6 May 2024
  • Gideon v. Wainwright/Definition
    ...the right to counsel protected by the Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution.
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  • Civil rights movement/Related Articles
    {{r|Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution}} {{r|Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution}}
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  • Pierre Trudeau/Definition
    ...turbulent years of the Quebec secession movement and the patriation of the Constitution.
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  • Constitutional monarchy/Definition
    ...of government in which the powers of the Head of State are determined by a constitution.
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  • Richard Epstein/Definition
    ...tion]]; [[American Enterprise Institute]]; Liberty and Security Committee, Constitution Project
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  • Michael Glennon/Definition
    ...her School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University]]; War Powers Committee; Constitution Project; former Legal Counsel, United States [[Senate Committee on Foreign
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  • Clarence Earl Gideon/Definition
    ...the right to counsel protected by the Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution.
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