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	United States Constitution - Government Wiki - a Wikia wiki
		The United States Bill of Rights were the ten amendments added to the Constitution in 1791, as the supporters had promised opponents during the debates of 1788.
		Congress is permitted to regulate the manner in which proof of such acts, records or proceedings may be admitted.
		Of the 35 states ratifying it, four later rescinded their ratifications prior to the extended ratification period which commenced March 23, 1979 and a fifth—while not going so far as to actually rescind its earlier ratification—adopted a resolution stipulating that its approval would not extend beyond March 22, 1979.
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	92nd United States Congress - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The first session of this Congress took place in Washington, DC from January 21, 1971 to December 17, 1971.
		There were 54 Democrats and 44 Republicans, along with 2 independents, in the 92nd Senate.
		He was elected on the second day of the Congress, following the death of former President Pro Tempore Richard Russell, Jr.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/92nd_United_States_Congress (365 words)

	United States Constitution
		The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America and is the oldest written national constitution still in force.
		The United States has 50 states, so this means that the 13 smallest states (representing as little as 4% of the national population) could block an amendment desired by the remaining 37 states (representing as much as 96% of the national population).
		Congress approved these amendments as a block of twelve in September 1789, and the legislatures of enough states had ratified ten of those twelve by December 1791 to become part of the nation's highest legal document.
	www.knowledgefun.com /book/u/un/united_states_constitution.html (3555 words)

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		The clause concerns prevented Congress from prohibiting the slave trade until 1808; the latter required direct to be apportioned among the states according their populations.
		The United States has states so this means that the 13 states (representing as little as 4% of national population) could block an amendment desired the remaining 37 states (representing as much 96% of the national population).
		Congress approved these amendments as a block twelve in September 1789 and the legislatures of enough states ratified ten of those twelve by December 1791 to become part of the nation's legal document.
	www.freeglossary.com /United_States_Constitution (3405 words)

	United States Constitution - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		Congress lacked any power to impose taxes, and, because there was no national executive or judiciary, relied on state authorities (who were often uncooperative) to enforce all of its acts.
		Of the 35 states ratifying it, four later rescinded their ratifications prior to the extended ratification period which commenced March 23, 1979 and a fifth—while not going so far as to actually rescind its earlier ratification—adopted a resolution stipulating that its approval would not extend beyond March 22, 1979.
		The Constitution of the United States has also served as a model for the constitutions of numerous other nations, including the second oldest codified constitution, the May Constitution of Poland, which was written in 1791.
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		It also provides for the office of Vice President of the United States, and specifies that the Vice President succeeds to the presidency if the President is incapacitated, dies, or resigns, although whether this succession was on an acting or permanent basis was unclear until the passage of the 25th Amendment.
		The United States is a common law country, and courts follow the precedents established in prior cases.
		"Congress and all thirteen state legislatures approved the new ratification process as required by the Articles." Eleven states held ratification conventions (approved by their legislatures) and approved the Constitution by July 26, 1788, a direct approval of the change in procedure.
	www.knowledgehunter.info /wiki/United_States_Constitution (6396 words)

	Making Civics Real: Workshop 2: Essential Readings
		Since most of the states required voters to be 21 years of age, this decision would have necessitated separate ballots for federal and state races in the same election.
		Congress could either propose amendments backed by two-thirds majority of both of its Houses or call a convention to propose amendments at the request of two-thirds of the state legislatures.
		Congress was persuaded to approve the amendment in 1919, and it was ratified on August 26, 1920.
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	U.S. Senate: Art & History Home > People > Party Leadership > Majority and Minority Leaders and Party Whips
		Elected at the beginning of each Congress by members of their respective party conferences to represent them on the Senate floor, the majority and minority leaders serve as spokesmen for their parties' positions on the issues.
		The posts of majority and minority leader are not included in the Constitution, as are the president of the Senate (the vice president of the United States) and the president pro tempore.
		During the 66th Congress, Henry Cabot Lodge (R-MA) was the party conference chairman and served as an unofficial party leader.
	www.senate.gov /artandhistory/history/common/briefing/Majority_Minority_Leaders.htm (1964 words)

	BRIEF OF THE COMMITTEE FOR THE CAPITAL CITY, AMICUS CURIAE
		Plaintiffs in the two cases before this court,1 all of whom are citizens of the District of Columbia, assert that the Constitution of the United States guarantees their right to participate in the election of two United States Senators and one or more Members of the United States House of Representatives.
		The state from which the present boundaries of the District of Columbia was carved is the State of Maryland.
		The tie that bound the states of Maryland and Virginia to the Constitution could not be dissolved, without at least the consent of the Federal and state governments to a formal separation.
	www.washingtonmd.org /document-6.htm (6129 words)

	Those Who Have Lain in State
		The Rotunda of the United States Capitol, completed in 1824, has since been considered the most suitable place for the nation to pay final tribute to its most eminent citizens by having their remains lie in state or in honor.
		Chosen to honor and perpetuate the memory of the heroes who gave their lives while serving overseas in the Armed Forces of the United States during World War II and the Korean War, and whose identities were unknown.
		United States Capitol Police officers killed at the Capitol in the line of duty on July 24, 1998.
	www.aoc.gov /cc/capitol/lain_in_state.cfm (1837 words)

	92nd U.s. Congress (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Proposed by the 92nd Congress on March 22, 1972, it was ratified...
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	The Role of the Federal Government in Public Education in the United States
		The Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution states: "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people." Since education is not mentioned in the Constitution, it is one of those powers reserved to the states.
		The Congress of the United States, composed of the House of Representatives and the Senate, passes legislation that affects public education in the United States.
		Congress was dissatisfied with the Supreme Court decision concerning the limitation to only those parts of an institution that received direct aid so it passed the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1988, which reinstated the application of four civil rights act to an entire institution if any of its programs received federal aid.
	www.departments.bucknell.edu /edu/ed370/federal.html (5782 words)

	Economic Sanctions (Panel Discussion: Does International Law Matter to Congress? at the ASIL 92nd Annual ...
		In the Napoleonic wars and the War of 1812, and the first years of World War I, the United States advocated respect for international law principles that narrowed the scope of blockades and definitions of contraband, and enlarged the rights of neutrals.
		In the Civil War, the United States took an aggressive stance in its blockade of the South, and defined virtually all shipments as contraband.
		It is noteworthy that the United States did not observe the Italian sanctions.
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	Alaska v. Native Village of Venetie Tribal Government, 522 U.S. 520 (1998)
		In return, Congress authorized the transfer of $962.5 million in federal funds and approximately 44 million acres of Alaska land to state-chartered private business corporations that were to be formed pursuant to the statute; all of the shareholders of these corporations were required to be Alaska Natives.
		The United States conveyed fee simple title to the land constituting the former Venetie Reservation to the two corporations as tenants in common; thereafter, the corporations transferred title to the land to the Native Village of Venetie Tribal Government (the Tribe).
		Pelican, supra, at 447 (stating that the allotments were “under the jurisdiction and control of Congress for all governmental purposes, relating to the guardianship and protection of the Indians”); United States v.
	supct.law.cornell.edu /supct/html/96-1577.ZO.html (3089 words)

	Origins of the CBC > CBC Founding Member Biographies
		Prior to her election to Congress, she worked as a teacher and school director and was then elected to serve as a delegate to the New York State Assembly in 1964.
		George Washington Collins was elected simultaneously to the 91st and 92nd Congresses by special election to fill the seat left vacant by the death of Representative Daniel J. Ronan.
		A leading voice for peace and disarmament in Congress, Dellums was the principal congressional leader in the effort to curb and reverse military spending and the nuclear arms race, and a leader in the effort to terminate U.S. government support for the apartheid in South Africa.
	www.avoiceonline.org /cbc/bios.html (3302 words)

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		First sworn in at the 91st Congress, Representative Stokes served fifteen consecutive terms in the United States House of Representatives.
		In the 105th Congress, Representative Stokes was a member of the Appropriations Committee where, by virtue of his seniority, he was the third ranking minority member of the full committee, and the ranking minority member of the Subcommittee on Veterans Affairs-House and Urban Development-Independent Agencies.
		In February of 1980 (96th Congress), Congressman Stokes was appointed by Speaker O’Neill to the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (Ethics Committee).
	www.founders.howard.edu /Louis_Stokes/Biography.htm (1187 words)

	GlobaLex - UPDATE: A Guide to the U. S. Federal Legal System
		The United States Government Manual is the directory of the administrative agencies of the federal government, as well as quasi-official agencies, and international organizations in which the US participates. Outlines statutory authority, jurisdiction, major publications of the agencies and a directory of personnel.
		Congress has the authority to write the laws but gives authority to promulgate rules and regulations to interpret and to administer those laws to the federal agencies.
		The government agencies issue rules and regulations that have the force of law and preempt state laws and rules. A general statement describing the rule’s purpose and authority usually accompanies the final rule. Technically, the administrative law is subordinate to legislation.
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	Locating Federal Environmental Law: The United States Code and the Code of Federal Regulation
		When an act of Congress becomes law, its first official published form is a pamphlet called a "slip law." In research, slip laws are cited by giving the public law number, the Congress, and the date of approval.
		Furthermore, session laws as published in the United States Statutes at Large include private acts (applicable only to one or a few specifically identified parties) which are not of general applicability and interest to the public.
		Because of the inadequacies of the session law format (represented by the United States Statutes at Large) for legal research, the laws of general public interest that are currently in force are republished in a more user-friendly arrangement that is constantly updated by reference to later legislation.
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	U.S. Government Documents at Columbia
		The Legislative Branch consists of Congress, as well as its subsidiary agencies, such as the Congressional Budget Office, the General Accounting Office, and the Library of Congress; most of the documents produced are issued by the Congress.
		Bills are proposed legislation introduced into Congress and do not have the force of law until passed by both houses of Congress and signed by the President (or passed over his veto).
		Once a bill becomes a law, it is issued in the United States Statutes at Large, which is available in print from 1976 to the present in the Documents Service Center and from 1789 to the present in the Law Library.
	www.columbia.edu /cu/lweb/indiv/butlref/subj/amhist/usgovdocs.html (1717 words)

	The Alaska Native Land Claims Settlement Act, Public Law 92-203
		(f) Revenues received by the United States or the State as compensation for estimated drainage of oil or gas shall, for the purposes of this section, be regarded as revenues from the disposition of oil and gas.
		In the event the United States or the State elects to take royalties in kind, there shall be paid into the Fund on account thereof an amount equal to the royalties that would have been paid into the Fund under the provisions of this section had the royalty been taken in cash.
		In the event Congress enacts legislation set, ting aside any areas withdrawn under the provisions of this subsection which the Regional Corporations or the State desired to select, then other unreserved public lands shall be made available for alternative selection by the Regional Corporations and the State.
	www.alaskool.org /projects/ancsa/ancsaact.htm (8002 words)

	Schedule of Volumes of the U.S. Serial Set (part of LLSDC's Legislative Source Book)
		Between 1964 and 1978 (second session of the 88th Congress through the 95th Congress) each publication series within a congressional session was assigned a single session volume number with perhaps multiple parts and this pattern was also followed by the Serial Set volume number series.
		The serial numbering sequence gave the set its popular name, but it was not until the Serial Set was published for the 97th Congress (1981-1982) that the series was given the official title United States Congressional Serial Set and since that time all volumes of the Serial Set have that name on their title pages.
		The selections include selected maps, correspondence on the emigration of Indians, pension rolls of the United States, a statistical view of U.S. population from 1790 to 1830, Indian land cessions, journals of the Confederate Congress, and selected other documents and reports.
	www.llsdc.org /sourcebook/sch-v.htm (4157 words)

	Congressional Sources & Indexes
		Documents, legislative and executive, of the Congress of the United States.
		United States code : containing the general and permanent laws of the United States, in force on January 2, 2001.
		With their concentration on the legislative calendar and on partisan and other regional or special interests, CMO publications provide perspectives on Congress that are otherwise missing in the official literature.
	www.lib.berkeley.edu /~doemoff/govinfo/federal/gov_conggde.html (1988 words)

	Exchange/Scholarship/Grant Programs
		Since this program was established by the U.S. Congress in 1991, over forty-five IASP students have received graduate training in the United States.
		The United States-Israel Educational Foundation (USIEF) was founded in 1956 to administer the Fulbright Program between the United States and Israel.
		The Fulbright program was initiated on August 1, 1946, by a law that authorized the use of foreign currencies accruing to the United States through the sale of surplus war materials abroad to finance educational exchanges.
	israel.usembassy.gov /publish/exchange.htm (1558 words)

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		Subject: Quality info enclosed Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 00:01:36 -0800 Many people hear that the United Nations is a "menace" to our American = way of life, but that is often said in the heat of rhetoric and = generally is not accompanied by facts.
		The U.S. government is officially committed to a comprehensive disarmament program that calls for disarming all nations while arming the U.N. The program was originally submitted to the UN in 1961 as Freedom From War: The United States Program For General and Complete Disarmament in a Peaceful World.
		The final stage of the three-stage program states that disarmament "would proceed to a point where no state would have the military power to challenge the progressively strengthened U.N. Peace Force." Now called Blueprint for the Peace Race, the program has never been formally withdrawn.
	www.deepinfo.com /email/UN_v_US.txt (1317 words)

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		The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America and is the oldest written national...
		United States of America Congressional Gold Medal Recipients 1776 to..
		(1776 to Present) Congress of the United States Since the American Revolution, Congress has commissioned gold medals as its highest expression of national...
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	The HistoryMakers
		Mitchell joined the United States Army and served as a commissioned officer of the 92nd Infantry Division during World War II, receiving the Purple Heart.
		With advice from brother, Clarence, Jr., who was himself an official of the NAACP, and Clarence's mother in law, Lilly Mae Carroll Jackson, the state NAACP director and with Thurgood Marshall as counsel, Mitchell successfully sued the University of Maryland for admittance to graduate school.
		Reelected to seven succeeding Congresses through 1987, Mitchell was a member of the Committee on Banking; Finance and Urban Affairs; the chair of the Subcommittee on Access to Capital and Business Opportunities; Joint Economic Committee; and was chair of the Subcommittee on Minority Economic Development and Housing and was House at Large Whip.
	www.thehistorymakers.com /biography/biography.asp?bioindex=785 (480 words)

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