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How many amendments does the US Constitution have? A guide to the founding document.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn his final speech as president, Barack Obama, speaking to a crowd in Chicago, said: "Our...
Why the Founding Fathers ratified the Seventh Amendment to the Constitution | Opinion
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEditor's note: This is a regular feature on issues related to the Constitution and civics written by...
26 Republican attorneys general sue to block Biden rule requiring background checks at gun shows
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 months agoTwenty-six Republican attorneys general filed lawsuits Wednesday challenging a new Biden...
Opinion: The Constitution and women's rights
The Spectrum via Yahoo News· 8 months agoI find our country’s Constitution fascinating as, apparently, many others do, too, since it is a constant source of news, conversation, and political battles. Although created on September 17 ...
On this date: It’s Bill of Rights Day!
WHTM via Yahoo News· 6 months ago(WHTM) — On Dec. 15, 1791, the Virginia General Assembly ratified the first ten amendments to the Constitution. It was the 11th state to do so,...
Illinois joins Nevada and Virginia by taking Equal Rights Amendment to appeals court
Rockford Register Star via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSPRINGFIELD – Attorneys for the state of Illinois joined their colleagues in Nevada and Virginia Wednesday in asking a federal appellate court to declare that the Equal Rights Amendment has ...
Suppression of reproductive freedom: Lessons from Prohibition
The News-Press via Yahoo News· 6 months agoPrior to 1920, there were few restrictions on the production and consumption of alcohol. But after...
No, it's not possible to cancel the American presidential election | Fact check
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe claim: Discussions are underway to cancel the 2024 presidential election A Jan. 14 Instagram video (direct link, archive link) shows a woman saying there are conversations about calling ...
Meadville man charged in Capitol riots claimed 2nd Amendment rights were violated. He lost
Erie Times News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAs soon as he appeared in U.S. District Court in Erie on Sept. 30, newly charged with tripping a...
Richard Wolfe: Citizen action can be a powerful thing
The Holland Sentinel via Yahoo News· 8 months agoTwenty-six states have statutory processes that enable citizens to place an initiative and/or...
