Articles by Will Hemingway
Posse Comitatus
United States Code TITLE 18 – CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE PART I – CRIMES CHAPTER 67 – MILITARY AND NAVY Sec. 1385. Use of Army and Air Force as posse comitatus Whoever, Read More
Historical Documents
Magna Carta
Magna Carta MAGNA CARTAThe Great Charter of English liberty granted (under considerable duress) by King John at Runnymede on June 15, 1215 John, by the grace of God King of England, Lord of Ireland, Read More
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The Federalist Papers
The Federalist Papers ABOUT THE FEDERALIST PAPERS The Federalist, commonly referred to as the Federalist Papers, is a series of 85 essays written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison between October 1787 Read More
Historical Documents
Articles of Confederation Text
Articles of Confederation To all to whom these Presents shall come, we the undersigned Delegates of the States affixed to our Names send greeting. Articles of Confederation and perpetual Union between the states of New Read More
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Articles of Confederation
Articles of Confederation ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION At the same time that Jefferson was drafting the Declaration, members of the Continental Congress were developing a new form of government for the confederated colonies. On 7 Read More
Constitutional Law
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
Constitutional Law
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
Constitutional Law
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
Historical Documents
Jefferson’s Draft Declaration of Independence
Below is a transcript of the rough draft of the Declaration of Independence written largely by Thomas Jefferson and highly influenced by John Locke’s writings. The most notable fact of the draft is the Read More