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Blogging the Constitution: The Congress (Part II).
by Jezla
(Apologies for being late with this post…Spring has sprung in Indiana!)
Last time we looked at the structure of Congress; this time we’ll look its powers.
Article I, Section 8 lists 20 (by my count, some commentators count 17) powers of Congress. This section provides the best evidence that the central government of the United States [...]
Blogging the Constitution: The Congress (part 1).
by Jezla.
Last time we examined the Preamble, which stated the goal and aims of the Constitution. This time we will cover Article I, Sections 1-7.
Article I defines the Legislature and its powers. Section 1 is very straightforward:
All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of [...]
Blogging the Constitution: The Preamble.
by Jezla.
The Preamble to the Constitution is perhaps the best known and most quoted part of the entire document. It is, quite simply, an introduction which states the purpose of the text which follows. Here is the Preamble in full:
We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish [...]
Blogging The Constitution: What Came Before.
July 4 is an important date to Americans. It’s the day we have cookouts and shoot fireworks; it’s our nation’s birthday. Why?
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