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Glossary of Constitutional Terms

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z topAAbridgeto limitabridge/abreviarlimitarAdjournto stop meetingadjourn/aplazaratrasar una sesiónAlliancea close association among…

On Constitutional Conventions—Part I

On Constitutional Conventions—Part Iby The following essay is in two parts: the first is by "MASSACHUSETTENSIS," and is reprinted from The Massachusetts Gazette of January 29, 1788;See also…

Brewer's: Constitutions of Clarendon

(See Clarendon) Apostolic Constitutions. A “Catholic” code of both doctrine and discipline collected by Clemens Romaus. The word “Apostolic,” as in the “Apostles' Creed,” does not mean…

Constitution of Athens

(Encyclopedia) Constitution of Athens, treatise by Aristotle or a member of his school, written in the late 4th cent. b.c. It was lost until discovered on Egyptian papyrus in 1890. It is a history of…

Constitution Day & Citizenship Day

One day, two observances by Shmuel Ross The Constitution of the United States of America The Constitutional Convention Text of the ConstitutionSigners of the U.S. ConstitutionFun…

Treaty-making Provisions of the Constitution

Treaty-making Provisions of the Constitutionby A Note Protesting the Treaty-making Provisions of the ConstitutionThe following essay was penned anonymously by "HAMPDEN", and it appeared in…

On Constitutional Conventions—Part II

On Constitutional Conventions—Part IIby Antifederalists sought a second constitutional convention immediately after conclusion of the first. This essay by "AN OLD WHIG", is from either The…

U.S. Constitution, Article II

Section 1   [The president; the executive power.—1.] The executive power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. He shall hold his office during the term of four years,…