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Marbury v. Madison

  Marbury v. Madison (1803)Background and  Explanation — Melvin I. Urofsky Just as  George Washington helped shape the actual form that the executive branch would  take, so the third chief justice, John Marshall, shaped the Read More

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US Constitution Text

THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES Links to Articles Article I Article II Article III Article IV Article V Article VI Article VII Signatories  We the People of the United States, in Order to  form Read More

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US Bill of Rights

  US Constitution – Bill of Rights (amendments) Amendments Amendment I  [Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, Petition (1791)] Amendment II [Right  to Bear Arms (1791)] Amendment III  [Quartering of Troops (1791)] Amendment IV [Search  and Seizure Read More

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US Constitution in Brief

A brief summary of the history of the US Constitution. Finally approved on September 17, 1787, the Constitution laid out the framework for the  new United States government. It reconciled the differences between the states  Read More

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United States Constitution

The Constitution of the United States: A Transcription The Verified Text of the Constitution Including the Unratified Amendments And an Index US Government Printing Office Note: The following text is a transcription of the Constitution Read More