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	Founding Fathers of the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Founding Fathers of the United States, also known to some Americans as the Fathers of Our Country, the Forefathers, Framers or the Founders are the men who signed the Declaration of Independence, United States Constitution or otherwise participated in the American Revolution as leaders of the Patriots.
		Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States, by Howard Chandler Christy.
		Washington and Madison became President of the United States, and King and Charles Cotesworth Pinckney were nominated as candidates for the office.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Founding_Fathers_of_the_United_States (1320 words)

	United States. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		The United States has a broad range of climates, varying from the tropical rain-forest of Hawaii and the tropical savanna of S Florida (where the Everglades are found) to the subarctic and tundra climates of Alaska.
		The United States is also one of the largest producers of cattle, hogs, cow’s milk, butter, cotton, oats, wheat, barley, and sugar; it is the world’s leading exporter of wheat and corn and ranks third in rice exports.
		The Congress of the United States, the legislative branch, is bicameral and consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
	www.bartleby.com /65/us/US.html (14703 words)

	Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States by Howard Chandler Christy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Not much is known about the story behind the Christy painting of the Signing of the Constitution (on 17 September 1787) despite the fact that it is conventionally acclaimed as the best single picture ever created of the American Founding.
		Madison, Hamilton, G. Morris, and Wilson are clearly the architects of the Constitution as far as Christy is concerned, and this portrait certainly captures a central sense of American self-understanding.
		Not included are the 3 delegates who did not sign the Constitution: Edmund J. Randolph (Virginia), George Mason (Virginia), and Elbridge Gerry (Massachusetts).
	teachingamericanhistory.org /convention/christy-about.html (1937 words)

	CQ Press In Context : Constitution Day
		The Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States, painted by Howard Chandler Christy in 1940.
		On September 17, 1787, the United States Constitution was signed by 39 of the 55 delegates attending the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.
		Delegates from 12 states had gathered at the Convention with the purpose or revising the nation's first written charter, the Articles of Confederation.
	www.cqpress.com /incontext/constitution (626 words)

	United States of America travel guide - Wikitravel
		The continental United States (the 48 states other than Alaska and Hawaii) are bound by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west, with much of the country's population living on these two coasts.
		This crisis exacerbated the disaffection among the working classes in the United States and around the world and led to a rise in socialist thinking that was to have a large effect on the rest of the century.
		Signs rarely use metric units; distances and speeds will almost always be given in miles and miles/hour, without these units specified.
	wikitravel.org /en/United_States_of_America (13302 words)

	Human Rights Watch World Report 2001: United States: Human Rights Developments
		The United States redefined torture, as prohibited by the convention, to include only conduct already prohibited under the U.S. Constitution and to exclude, with few exceptions, mental torture that is not accompanied by physical torture.
		Racial disparities were also pronounced in the incarceration of youths: although juveniles belonging to minority groups constituted one-third of the adolescent population in the United States, they comprised two-thirds of the juveniles confined in local detention and state correctional systems.
		Each year thousands of workers in the United States are spied on, harassed, pressured, threatened, suspended, fired, deported or otherwise victimized by employers in reprisal for their exercise of the right to freedom of association.
	hrw.org /wr2k1/usa (6801 words)

	The Constitution For The United States, Its Sources and Its Applications - History
		Republished in newspapers in various states, the essays assailed the sweeping power of the central government, the usurpation of state sovereignty, and the absence of a bill of rights guaranteeing individual liberties such as freedom of speech and freedom of religion.
		By 1796 the Constitution was in the custody of the Department of State along with the Declaration and traveled with the federal government from New York to Philadelphia to Washington.
		On December 13, 1952, the Constitution and the Declaration were placed in helium-filled cases, enclosed in wooden crates, laid on mattresses in an armored Marine Corps personnel carrier, and escorted by ceremonial troops, two tanks, and four servicemen carrying submachine guns down Pennsylvania and Constitution avenues to the National Archives.
	www.barefootsworld.net /consti15.html (13240 words)

	James Madison Center: Teacher Resources: US History Curriculum: Chapter XVI
		The United States increased aid to the conservative government of El Salvador to aid it in its fight against left-wing rebels.
		The United States had actively participated in the coup, but had refused to commit troops at the last minute.
		After his surrender he was flown to the United States were he stood trial, and was convicted, for drug trafficking.
	www.jmu.edu /madison/center/main_pages/teacher/curriculum/chap16.htm (6100 words)

	America's Salvation 214 Years Ago: The Constitution of the United States
		Most Americans have forgotten the literal miracle that happened between 1787-1792 as the Constitution was signed, ratified, and implemented.
		The United States was on the Verge of Collapse
		The dramatic and miraculous success of our Constitution in solving problems and restoring order and peace should be an example of what could happen today in a very short time if we were to restore the Constitution to its original brilliance and purity.
	www.xmission.com /~nccs/newsletter/sep01nl.html (1612 words)

	Beyond Reason: Defendants with Mental Retardation: Their Stories
		When the state granted a last-minute, ninety-day stay of execution to have his mental capacity evaluated, Bowden's lawyers rushed to his cell with the news, but Bowden did not understand the meaning of a "stay." He asked his attorney if the stay meant he could watch television that night.
		The state's attorney who prosecuted him has said that he would never have sought the death penalty if he had known how mentally impaired he was.
		Subsequent appeals to state and federal courts were all denied, despite newly discovered forensic evidence that showed the seminal fluid found at the crime scene could not have been Washington's.
	www.hrw.org /reports/2001/ustat/ustat0301-07.htm (9830 words)

	Amazon.com: The Federalist: A Commentary on the Constitution of the United States (Modern Library Classics): Books: ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		After a full experience of the insufficiency of the existing federal government, you are invited to deliberate upon a new Constitution for the United States of America.
		The Federalist: A Commentary on the Constitution of the United States (Modern Library) by Alexander Hamilton
		Blackstone stated that jury trials should be held within the county of the crime.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0375757864?v=glance (2473 words)

	Omni Capital: The Great Leap Forward
		It is, sir, the people's Constitution, the people's government, made for the people, made by the people, and answerable to the people...
		In short, citizens have the exclusive and coequal power to chose their legislative representatives and presidential electors. No business firms, advocacy groups, or corporations have this power. For the duration of the presidential election period all power concerning the immediate future leadership of the nation derives from the sovereign individual citizen.
		Conversely, to the extent that a state remains or is driven toward chaos and barbarity, disassociation, disintegration, anarchy, or mere separation, democracy is bereft of power and civilization, itself, is impossible. See e.g., José Ortega y Gasset, The Revolt of the Masses 75-76 (W.W. Norton ed.
	sunsite.utk.edu /FINS/OmniCapital/Fins-OC-01.htm (4892 words)

	Soldier-Statesmen of the Constitution
		Elbridge Gerry, "Observations on the new Constitution, and on the Federal and State Conventions By a Columbian Patriot," 1788
		An Act to recognize and adapt to the constitution of the United States, the establishment of the troops raised under the resolves of the United States in Congress assembled and for, other purposes, 29 September 1789
		An Act declaring war between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the dependencies thereof, and the United States of America and their Territories, 18 June 1812
	www.army.mil /cmh-pg/books/RevWar/ss/ss-fm.htm (987 words)

	mciu23: Constitution Day
		United States Supreme Court Justices Sandra Day O'Connor and Stephen Breyer will talk about the Constitution with high school students at the Supreme Court.
		The classroom-ready video will feature the Justices taking questions from students and discussing why we have and need a Constitution; what federalism is; how implicit and explicit rights are defined; and how separation of powers ensures that no one branch of government obtains too much power.
		Teaching AmericanHistory.org Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States (interactive painting of the signers)
	www.mciu.org /mciu23/cwp/view.asp?Q=427983&A=13 (346 words)

	Category:History of the United States - Wikimedia Commons
		Category:History of the United States - Wikimedia Commons
		Articles in this category should be relevant to the whole of United States history and/or not fit under any other subcategory.
		Maps of the history of the United States
	commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/Category:History_of_the_United_States (145 words)

	Constitution (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		While no state is "forced" to accept the federal standards, is it unlikely they will refuse to comply when such action would mean none of their residents could get a job, receive Social Security, leave the state by plane, or have access to medical care.
		State licensing is being extended into a myriad of areas, making it illegal to work without a license.
		States which do not comply will find that their citizens will not be allowed to participate in routine, life-essential functions after the imposed federal deadline of October 1, 2000.
	home.earthlink.net /~founders (7301 words)

	NEH / EDSITEment - Constitution Day - September 17, 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		This interactive Christy painting is provided to NEH courtesy of Professor Gordon Lloyd and the Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs at Ashland University, in conjunction with Teaching American History.org.
		This painting hangs in the east stairway in the House wing of the United States Capitol.
		You must have version 6 or later of the free Flash Player installed on your computer to view this painting.
	edsitement.neh.gov /ConstitutionDay/Christy_Painting.html (107 words)

	U.S. Senate: Art & History Home > Paintings > John Nance Garner
		Indeed, later in life he reduced his illustration contracts in order to devote more time to painting landscapes, historical scenes (including the large mural Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States in the east staircase of the U.S. Capitol’s House wing), and portraits.
		John Nance Garner, a U.S. representative and 32nd vice president of the United States, was born in Red River County, Texas.
		He served in the Texas state legislature and in 1902 was elected as a Democrat to the U.S. House of Representatives, where he distinguished himself as an expert parliamentarian.
	www.senate.gov /artandhistory/art/artifact/Painting_31_00007.htm (768 words)

	Signing of the Constitution. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		eorge Washington, who presided over the signing, is standing on the platform.
		Three of the key authors of the Constitution: Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison, are seated near the center.
		The painting currently hangs in the United States Capitol building.
	www.microprizes.com /signing.htm (154 words)

	Howard Chandler Christy Biography
		In the magazine, it carries the additional notation "(The artist was an eye-witness.)" Other biographies all state that it was these war pictures that made his reputation.
		If you just want to have the images, you can buy a poor copy of the original book for less than these people are asking for just one of the plates they've cut out of the book.
		His murals adorn the Ohio Statehouse and his most famous painting is the huge Scene of the Signing of the Constitution of the United States which hangs in the nation's Capitol.
	www.bpib.com /illustra2/christy.htm (2026 words)

	The Moscow Times - Latest Wires
		Georgia is seeking the meeting on the weekend on the sidelines of an informal summit of leaders from the Commonwealth of Independent States.
		Collective peacekeeping forces from the Commonwealth of Independent States were introduced in Abkhazia under an agreement of 1994, and joint peacekeeping forces entered South Ossetia in 1992.
		An unsanctioned gay parade in the Russian capital, Moscow, was marred by violent scenes as activists and representatives of far-right organizations clashed.
	www.themoscowtimes.com /doc/HotNews.html (3717 words)

	Subject Index
		United States Capitol, East Front by Paul N. Norton, 1971(H-107)
		Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States by Howard Chandler Christy,(House wing, east stairway)
		Drawing of Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States by Howard Chandler Christy,(
	xroads.virginia.edu /~CAP/PIX/pix_hp.html (5087 words)

	U.S. Senate: Reference Home > Signing of the Constitution
		U.S. Senate: Reference Home > Signing of the Constitution
		Home > Reference Home > Signing of the Constitution
		"Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States," by Howard Chandler Christy, is located in the House wing of the Capitol, east stairway.
	www.senate.gov /reference/common/image/Signing_of_the_Constitution.htm (62 words)

	Pepperdine University - Public Relations and News - University Announcements
		Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, the site is designed to provide school teachers of Kindergartners through high school seniors the background information necessary to teach the roots of the American order.
		The site includes an interactive scene at the signing of the constitution, by using the famous painting by Howard Chandler Christy titled, Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States, as well as an interactive map of historic Philadelphia in the late 18th century.
		Pepperdine alumnus, Jeff Sammon (MPP, 2003) and current student, Colleen Rainey Garot (MPP candidate, 2004), provided graduate research and technical assistance on the project.
	www.pepperdine.edu /pr/announcements/2003/december/dec12.htm (748 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		This is a LARGE beautiful reproduction of Howard Chandler Christy’s famous historical painting, titled “Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States”.
		It depicts the signing of the Constitution with George Washington presiding and Alexander Hamilton talking to Benjamin Franklin in the foreground.
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	www.bidchaser.com /item.php?id=2586023 (558 words)

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