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      <title>The United States Constitution by Adrian Navarro</title>
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      <pubDate>2024-02-27 19:32:44 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>27 Amendments</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<ol><li><p><strong>Freedom of Speech, Religion, Press, Assembly, and Petition</strong>: Guarantees individual rights to freedom of expression.</p></li><li><p><strong>Right to Bear Arms</strong>: Protects the right of individuals to keep and bear arms.</p></li><li><p><strong>Quartering of Soldiers</strong>: Prohibits the forced quartering of soldiers in private homes during peacetime.</p></li><li><p><strong>Searches and Seizures</strong>: Protects against unreasonable searches and seizures by government authorities.</p></li><li><p><strong>Rights of Accused Persons</strong>: Ensures due process and protections for individuals accused of crimes.</p></li><li><p><strong>Right to a Fair Trial</strong>: Guarantees the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury.</p></li><li><p><strong>Jury Trials in Civil Cases</strong>: Provides the right to a jury trial in civil cases involving disputes over property or money.</p></li><li><p><strong>Limits on Bail and Punishments</strong>: Prohibits excessive bail, fines, and cruel and unusual punishments.</p></li><li><p><strong>Rights Retained by the People</strong>: Confirms that the rights enumerated in the Constitution are not exhaustive and that people have other rights not listed.</p></li><li><p><strong>Powers Reserved to the States and the People</strong>: Affirms that powers not delegated to the federal government nor prohibited to the states are reserved for the states or the people.</p></li><li><p><strong>Suits Against States</strong>: Limits the jurisdiction of federal courts in cases where individuals sue states.</p></li><li><p><strong>Election of the President and Vice President</strong>: Establishes procedures for the election of the President and Vice President through the Electoral College.</p></li><li><p><strong>Abolition of Slavery</strong>: Prohibits slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.</p></li><li><p><strong>Rights of Citizenship</strong>: Defines citizenship, guarantees equal protection under the law, and prohibits states from infringing on fundamental rights.</p></li><li><p><strong>Right to Vote</strong>: Prohibits the denial of voting rights based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.</p></li><li><p><strong>Income Tax</strong>: Grants Congress the power to levy income taxes.</p></li><li><p><strong>Direct Election of Senators</strong>: Establishes the direct election of senators by the people of each state.</p></li><li><p><strong>Prohibition of Intoxicating Liquors</strong>: Prohibited the manufacture, sale, or transportation of alcoholic beverages (Repealed by the 21st Amendment).</p></li><li><p><strong>Women's Suffrage</strong>: Grants women the right to vote.</p></li><li><p><strong>Terms of the President and Congress</strong>: Sets the dates for the inauguration of the President and the beginning of congressional sessions.</p></li><li><p><strong>Repeal of Prohibition</strong>: Repeals the 18th Amendment, ending Prohibition.</p></li><li><p><strong>Limitation of Presidential Terms</strong>: Limits the President to serving two terms.</p></li><li><p><strong>District of Columbia Voting Rights</strong>: Grants the District of Columbia electoral votes in presidential elections.</p></li><li><p><strong>Poll Taxes</strong>: Prohibits the use of poll taxes in federal elections.</p></li><li><p><strong>Presidential Succession and Disability</strong>: Establishes procedures for presidential succession and the filling of a vacancy in the Vice Presidency.</p></li><li><p><strong>Right to Vote at Age 18</strong>: Lowers the voting age to 18.</p></li><li><p><strong>Congressional Pay</strong>: Prohibits Congress from giving itself pay raises during the current session.</p></li></ol>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2024-02-27 19:36:19 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Constitutional Principles</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>The government wanted to evolve from a government that relied on the articles of confederation with limits for its governors that would only be decided with the power of the people. It would also check and balance itself by being split into equally important facets.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2024-02-27 19:43:55 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Federalism</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Federalism functions with the foundation of three powers: </p><ul><li><p>Delegated powers which are powers given to Federal government</p></li><li><p>Reserved powers which are powers reserved for the states</p></li><li><p>Concurrent Powers which are powers shared by the two</p></li></ul>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2024-02-27 19:46:20 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Historical Information</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Constitutional Convention: </p><p><br/></p><p>When Delegates met to discuss rewriting the articles of confederation.  The Great Compromise was derived from the meeting which was meant to solve the issue of how the states would be represented in Congress.</p><p><br/></p><p>Three-Fifth Compromise:</p><p><br/></p><p>A statement from congress that decided that slave votes would be worth 3/5 of that of a non-slave.</p><p><br/></p><p>Slave Trade:</p><p><br/></p><p>A network founded by the colonies that moved africans to the states for manual labor.  It would be banned 20 years after the Constitution.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2024-02-27 19:46:36 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>The Articles</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>The Preamble: Introduction of the Constitution</p><p><br/></p><p>Article 1: The Legislative Branch:</p><p>Created the house of Representatives and Senate.</p><p><br/></p><p>Article 2: The Executive Branch:</p><p>Led by the President, the executive branch is elected by electoral college.</p><p><br/></p><p>Article 3: The Judicial Branch</p><p>Composed f the Supreme court the third article is meant to serve as the highest court of the US.</p><p><br/></p><p>Article 4: Relationship between the states and federal government.  </p><p>This article makes sure that each state is guaranteed a republican form of government along with outlining rules for admitting new states.</p><p><br/></p><p>Article 5:Outline for changing to constitution.</p><p>The fifth article explains that there must be a two-thirds majority vote in both houses.</p><p><br/></p><p>Article 6:Power of the Constitution</p><p>The sixth article states that all public officials must take an oath to the constitution.</p><p><br/></p><p>Article 7:Process for Ratifying the Constitution.</p><p>The seventh article states that the constitution shall go into effect after being ratified by nine states.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2024-02-27 19:47:26 UTC</pubDate>
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