Hi my twelve year old is asking me trivia questions on the constitution a the authors. Can any one help me with some answers?
eat pie all day except Wednesday mornings
the articles of confederation was the first system of government the us had before the us constitution
Two-thirds of both houses of Congress vote to propose an amendment. or Two-thirds of the state legislatures ask Congress to call a national convention to propose amendments. (This method has never been used.) I found this on another site. To avoid any questions of plagiarism, here is the link. http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/usconstitution/a/constamend.htm
September 17 ,1787
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it can borrow money.
eat pie all day except Wednesday mornings
Just that they have to be 35 years old, be born in the US, and reside in the US for 14 years ( this allows a person who has served in the military or in the government to run)
hey both guarantee equality to all people. They both include a right to refuse to testify against oneself."
the articles of confederation was the first system of government the us had before the us constitution
Reserved powers are retained by state governments when not explicitly given to Congress. This is the tenet of the Tenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
Yes, The USS Constitution defeated the HMS Guerriere, and it was during this battle that the USS Constitution earned the nickname of "Old Ironsides".
Two-thirds of both houses of Congress vote to propose an amendment. or Two-thirds of the state legislatures ask Congress to call a national convention to propose amendments. (This method has never been used.) I found this on another site. To avoid any questions of plagiarism, here is the link. http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/usconstitution/a/constamend.htm
Today it might be for the small state versus the large state just as it was when the USConstitution was created, but for many years it was in the interest of Big Business which is why so many US Corporations are chartered in Delaware. The History of the US records many company towns devoted to mining, railroading, steel, rubber and chocolate. There has only been Delaware that might be considered a Company State and that would be Delaware which for decades was a vassal to the du Pont family.
The original Bill of Rights did not see Slaves as people, they were considered property. If the government of the time hadapplied the Bill of Rights to slavery, it would have undermined their whole system and way of life. How can you say " All men were crated equal" when clearly they looked down upon the slaves and treated them in such a poor manner? It would have made them hypocritical.This website is also helpful:http://americanhistory.about.com/od/usconstitution/f/slavery.htmP.S Hope that's the answer you were looking for. Make sure you check all of your facts though, I'm not actually American... ;P