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	United States Congress - Glasgledius (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The United States Congress is the legislative branch of the United States government.
		The United States Congress is bicameral, that is, having two houses: the Senate and the House of Representatives.
		The first Congress started its term in New York City on March 4, 1789 and their first action was to declare that the new Constitution of the United States was in effect.
	www.glasglow.com /E2/un/United_States_Congress.html (2311 words)

	United States at AllExperts
		The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., the U.S. of A., the States, and America is a country in North America.
		The Northern states were opposed to the expansion of slavery whereas the Southern states saw the opposition as an attack on their way of life, since their economy was dependent on slave labor.
		Federal law overrides state law in the areas in which the federal government is empowered to act; but the powers of the federal government are subject to limits outlined in the Constitution.
	en.allexperts.com /e/u/un/united_states.htm (9450 words)

	ipedia.com: United States Congress Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The first Congress under the current Constitution started its term in Federal Hall in New York City on March 4, 1789 and their first action was to declare that the new Constitution of the United States was in effect.
		The powers originally delegated to the Congress by the original version of the Constitution were supplemented by the post-Civil War amendmentss to the Constitution (Amendments 13, 14, and 15, each of which authorizes the Congress to enforce its provisions by appropriate legislation), and by the 16th Amendment, which authorizes an income tax.
		Congress is thus a collegial and not a hierarchical body.
	www.ipedia.com /united_states_congress_1.html (3038 words)

	United States Congress - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		House seats are apportioned among the states on the basis of population.
		Members of Congress enjoy such facilities as private gymnasiums, low cost barbers, and subsidized dining areas (although this may not be the case in the 110th Congress [1]).
		In Congress, the executive leaders merely administrate the "Parliamentary Functions" of Congress itself, while it is in session, and not the functioning of the national government as a whole.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_States_Congress (5214 words)

	Close Up Foundation Civics Education \| Constitution of the United States
		The Congress may determine the Time of choosing the Electors, and the Day on which they shall give their Votes; which Day shall be the same throughout the United States.
		Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
		But in choosing the President, the votes shall be taken by states, the representation from each state having one vote; a quorum for this purpose shall consist of a member or members from two-thirds of the states, and a majority of all the states shall be necessary to a choice.
	www.closeup.org /const.htm (3858 words)

	The United States Constitution - The U.S. Constitution Online - USConstitution.net
		Adjournment) shall be presented to the President of the United States; and before the Same shall take Effect, shall be approved by him, or being disapproved by him, shall be repassed by two thirds of the Senate and House of Representatives, according to the Rules and Limitations prescribed in the Case of a Bill.
		Imposts, laid by any State on Imports or Exports, shall be for the Use of the Treasury of the United States; and all such Laws shall be subject to the Revision and Controul of the Congress.
		All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.
	www.usconstitution.net /const.html (5190 words)

	Legal Definition of Tenth Amendment
		TENTH AMENDMENT - The Tenth Amendment provides that " 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.
		Thus, "the Tenth Amendment confirms that the power of the Federal Government is subject to limits that may, in a given instance, reserve power to the States." New York v.
		United States, 505 U.S. There are numbers of ways in which the federal government is permitted to secure the assistance of state authorities in achieving federal legislative goals.
	www.lectlaw.com /def2/t065.htm (929 words)

	United States Congress - Free net encyclopedia
		The Congress of the United States is the biennial meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government.
		The Congress of the United States derives from First Continental Congress, a meeting of representatives of twelve of Great Britain's seventeen North American colonies, in the autumn of 1774.
		Women could not vote or be elected in most of the United States until the Nineteenth Amendment was ratified in 1920.
	www.netipedia.com /index.php/United_States_Congress (5127 words)

	Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution - dKosopedia
		Amendment X (the Tenth Amendment) of the United States Constitution is the last of ten amendemnts to the Constitution also collectively known as the Bill of Rights.
		The Tenth Amendment along with the rest of the Bill of Rights, was proposed by Congress in 1789, to be ratified by the requisite number of states in 1791.
		The use of the interstate commerce clause to justify federal laws regarding narcotics and guns are among the areas of contention.
	www.dkosopedia.com /wiki/Tenth_Amendment (349 words)

	Constitution for the United States of America
		We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
		The conventions of a number of the States having at the time of their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added.
		For purposes of representation in the Congress, election of the President and Vice President, and article V of this Constitution, the District constituting the seat of government of the United States shall be treated as though it were a State.
	www.constitution.org /cons/constitu.htm (4802 words)

	Butlers in the United States Congress
		Thomas was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the House of Representatives of the 15th US Congress to fill a vacancy and was reelected to a second term, serving 1818 to 1821.
		George served as a member of the State Teachers Examining Board, 1897 and 1902 and the Summer Normal Board, 1897 and 1904; the State Normal Board, 1902 and the State Textbook Commission, 1903.
		In an election in which the huge majority of citizens of Mississippi were not allowed to vote, Adelbert -- who was not even a citizen of the state -- won election as a carpetbagger Republican to the United States Senate and served 1870 to 1874 when he resigned after being "elected" governor.
	www.geocities.com /~rewoodham/buthou2.html (2302 words)

	Archive \| August 30, 1999 \| Clinton continues assault on the Tenth Amendment
		The Tenth Amendment is particularly important because it specifically says that "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." There is nothing wishy-washy about this Amendment.
		The National Governors Association, the National Council of Mayors, the National Conference of State Legislatures, the National League of Cities, the National Association of Counties, and more took up the fight to stop E. The White House, unaccustomed to such reaction to one of its Executive Orders, was clearly shaken.
		The result is that Frank Shafroth of the National Governor's Association and William Pound of the National Conference of State Legislatures said they and their counterparts in the other state and local government associations (often referred to as the Big Seven) are pleased with the outcome.
	www.enterstageright.com /archive/articles/0999tenth.htm (1036 words)

	Assault on the Tenth Amendment
		The tenth amendment makes it very clear that all duties and rights not given to the government are reserved to the people and the States.
		The Tenth Amendment reserves to the states and to the people all powers not specifically granted by the Constitution to the federal government.
		Finally, on July 14th, the Washington representatives of seven major organizations representing state and local governments held a stormy meeting with the chief of White House intergovernmental relations, and drafted a letter demanding that the President withdraw the order.
	www.jeremiahproject.com /trashingamerica/10thamendment.html (890 words)

	Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution, Historical Documents (American Memory from the Library of Congress) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution, Historical Documents (American Memory from the Library of Congress)
		The Library of Congress > American Memory Home > Historical Documents
		Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention, 1774-1789
	memory.loc.gov /const/bor.html (46 words)

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