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	The Constitution of the United States of America
		The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each state, chosen by the legislature thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote.
		The United States shall guarantee to every state in this union a republican form of government, and shall protect each of them against invasion; and on application of the legislature, or of the executive (when the legislature cannot be convened) against domestic violence.
		The judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the United States by citizens of another state, or by citizens or subjects of any foreign state.
	www.midnightbeach.com /jon/US-Constitution.htm (4025 words)

	The Constitutions of Mississippi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		For example, the Constitution of the United States is a written document that spells out the organization and powers of the federal government.
		State constitutions vary widely in their provisions and in their forms and organizations of state government, but all constitutions spell out the duties of a state's legislative, executive, and judicial functions.
		The State of Mississippi has had four state constitutions: the original Constitution of 1817, the Constitution of 1832, the Constitution of 1868, and the present-day Constitution of 1890.
	mshistory.k12.ms.us /features/feature3/constofms.html (529 words)

	The Body of the Constitution of the United States (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The President shall, at stated times, receive for his services, a compensation, which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the period for which he shall have been elected, and he shall not receive within that period any other emolument from the United States, or any of them.
		The judicial power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme court, and in such inferior courts as the Congress may, from time to time, ordain and establish.
		A person charged in any state with treason, felony, or other crime, who shall flee justice, and be found in another state, shall, on demand of the executive authority of the state from which he fled, be delivered up, to be removed to the state having jurisdiction of the crime.
	www.cs.indiana.edu /statecraft/cons.body.html (2620 words)

	CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES
		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.
		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.
		This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the constitution by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several states within seven years from the date of its submission to the states by the congress.
	www.leg.state.or.us /orcons/usconst.html (5248 words)

	United States Constitution: Primary Documents of American History (Virtual Programs & Services, Library of Congress)
		Although the vote was close in some states, the Constitution was eventually ratified and the new Federal government came into existence in 1789.
		The Making of the U.S. Constitution is a special presentation that provides a brief history of the making of the Constitution followed by the text of the Constitution as originally adopted.
		During the Constitutional Convention, the Committee of Style was appointed "to revise the style of, and arrange, the articles which have been agreed to by the House." On September 12, 1787, the Convention ordered copies printed and distributed to the delegates.
	www.loc.gov /rr/program/bib/ourdocs/Constitution.html (1183 words)

	United States Constitution - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Several of the ideas in the Constitution were new, and that a large number of ideas were drawn from the literature of republicanism, from the experiences of the 13 states, and from the British experience with mixed government.
		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.
		This means that the states' constitutions and laws should not conflict with the laws of the federal constitution-- and that in case of a conflict, state judges are legally bound to honor the federal laws and constitution over those of any state.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_States_Constitution (2456 words)

	GUIDE TO LAW ONLINE: United States Constitution
		Constitution of the United States of America as Amended: Unratified Amendments, Analytical Index (U.S. House of Representatives, via GPO Access) June 20, 2003; H.Doc.
		Constitution of the United States, Analysis and Interpretation: Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States (Library of Congress, Congressional Research Service, via GPO Access) 2002 edition (S.Doc.
		GREECE: Athenian Constitution by Aristotle (in English) Sir Frederic G. Kenyon's translation of Aristotle on the political structure (or constitution) of the ancient city-state of Athens, which is usually considered a prime inspiration for the form of government chosen for the United States.
	www.loc.gov /law/guide/usconst.html (1135 words)

	Emory Law School: Historical Documents - Constitution of the United States
		Section 3: "The Senate of the United States shall be composed..."
		"The Ratification of the Conventions of nine States, shall be..."
		"Constitution of the United States proposed amendments to the Constitution not ratified..."
	www.law.emory.edu /cms/site/index.php?id=3080 (1051 words)

	ThisNation.com--The United States Constitution
		The United States Constitution (click on image at right for high-resolution view) was groundbreaking in numerous ways, establishing a new government, the likes of which the world had never seen.
		The most significant features of the U.S. Constitution are the establishment of the rule of law, the creation of a federal system with a supreme national government, the separation of governmental powers into three branches that check and balance each other, its flexibility and the establishment of a republican form of government.
		The Constitution is considered the supreme law of the land both because of its content and because its authority is derived from the people.
	www.thisnation.com /constitution.html (723 words)

	The United States Constitution (1789)
		December 12, 1787: Pennsylvania is the second state to ratify - Pennsylvania ratifies the U.S. Constitution by a vote of 42-23.
		January 9, 1788: Connecticut is the fifth state to ratify - Connecticut unanimously ratifies the U.S. Constitution.
		April 28, 1788: Maryland is the seventh state to ratify - Maryland ratifies the U.S. Constitution by a vote of 63-11.
	www.sparknotes.com /history/american/constitution/htimeline.html (1060 words)

	Constitution Society Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Constitution Society is a private non-profit organization dedicated to research and public education on the principles of constitutional republican government.
		This organization was founded in response to the growing concern that noncompliance with the Constitution for the United States of America and most state constitutions is creating a crisis of legitimacy that threatens freedom and civil rights.
		Although the focus here is on government in the United States, coverage also includes the rest of the world, and private as well as public organizations.
	www.constitution.org (809 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.
		Jurisdiction of any other State; nor any State be formed by the Junction of two or more States, or parts of States, without the Consent of the Legislatures of the States concerned as well as of the Congress.
	www.usconstitution.net /const.html (5200 words)

	The Constitution of the United States
		e the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, 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.
		Amendment IX The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
		Amendment XI The judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the United States by citizens of another state, or by citizens or subjects of any foreign state.
	usinfo.state.gov /usa/infousa/facts/funddocs/consteng.htm (3959 words)

	U.S. CONSTITUTION
		Clause 7: The President shall, at stated Times, receive for his Services, a Compensation, which shall neither be encreased nor diminished during the Period for which he shall have been elected, and he shall not receive within that Period any other Emolument from the United States, or any of them.
		Clause 2: A Person charged in any State with Treason, Felony, or other Crime, who shall flee from Justice, and be found in another State, shall on Demand of the executive Authority of the State from which he fled, be delivered up, to be removed to the State having Jurisdiction of the Crime.
		On the 25th of May, seven States having convened, George Washington, of Virginia, was unanimously elected President, and the consideration of the proposed constitution was commenced.
	www.house.gov /house/Constitution/Constitution.html (3004 words)

	Constitution of the State of Indiana : Indiana Law
		Constitution of the State of Indiana : Indiana Law
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		TO THE END, that justice be established, public order maintained, and liberty perpetuated; WE, the People of the State of Indiana, grateful to ALMIGHTY GOD for the free exercise of the right to choose our own form of government, do ordain this Constitution.
	www.law.indiana.edu /uslawdocs/inconst.html (201 words)

	U.S. State Constitutions and Web Sites (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Help us fill in the missing links by asking the webmasters of the state Web sites or the Governor to add their state constitutions to their sites.
		Also see the state constitution links at NASIRE and FindLaw.
		State Policy Network — Service organization for America's state-based, free market think tank movement.
	www.constitution.org /cons/usstcons.htm (110 words)

	U.S. Senate
		Each year, from September 15 to October 15, the United States celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month.
		A handsomely illustrated new publication, The United States Catalogue of Graphic Art, offers a variety of perspectives on the Senate of the 19th and 20th centuries and provides insight into a time quite different than the media-saturated world of today.
		Politics has always been a major topic in the press, but limitations in printing technology meant that visuals and engravings were uncommon in the post-Revolutionary War press.
	www.senate.gov (566 words)

	The History Place - Constitution of the United States
		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.
		No Person held to Service or Labour in one State, under the Laws thereof, escaping into another, shall, in Consequence of any Law or Regulation therein, be discharged from such Service or Labour, but shall be delivered up on Claim of the Party to whom such Service or Labour may be due.
		Done in Convention by the Unanimous Consent of the States present the Seventeenth Day of September in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Eighty seven and of the Independence of the United States of America the Twelfth In witness whereof We have hereunto subscribed our Names,
	www.historyplace.com /unitedstates/revolution/us-constitution.htm (2555 words)

	Wisconsin and United States Constitutions - Revisor of Statutes Bureau
		Wisconsin and United States Constitutions - Revisor of Statutes Bureau
		The Revisor's Bureau is unable to provide legal research or advice.
		It does not apply, interpret, or enforce any statutes, rules, or other law.
	www.legis.state.wi.us /rsb/2wiscon.html (48 words)

	ELS - ERD - Law By Country - United States Substantive Law
		NOTE: The State of Georgia has had ten state Constitutions, which took effect in the following years:
		To perpetuate the principles of free government, insure justice to all, preserve peace, promote the interest and happiness of the citizen and of the family, and transmit to posterity the enjoyment of liberty, we the people of Georgia, relying upon the protection and guidance of Almighty God, do ordain and establish this Constitution.
		Section II: State Board of Pardons and Paroles
	www.law.emory.edu /GEORGIA/gaconst.html (214 words)

	FindLaw: Cases and Codes: U.S. Constitution
		FindLaw Message Boards - Constitutional Law Discuss Supreme Court cases in the news.
		Original Senate Document Available in text and acrobat (.pdf) format from the US Government Printing Office Web Site.
		The Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress prepared this document, The Constitution of the United States of America: Analyis and Interpretation.
	www.findlaw.com /casecode/constitution (501 words)

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