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  Summary of the Original Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution The Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified on July 9, 1868, and mainly ensured former slaves were protected by constitutional rights within the country.  Section 1 Section 1 stated that all persons born or naturalized in the United States..

Founding Father: George MasonGeorge Mason was born on December 11, 1725, in Fairfax County, Virginia. His parents were George and Ann Thomson Mason. In 1735, George’s father died on the Potomac River in a boating accident, when his boat capsized and he drowned. After this, young George Mason was sent to his uncle, John Mercer, who raised him. George Mason’s future education..

Gouverneur Morris was born on January 31, 1752 in Westchester County, New York. His family was very prominent and well off in New York and had a long record of public service.  A gifted scholar, Gouverneur Morris entered King's College in 1764 at the age of 12 and graduated in 1768. He then received his master's degree in 1771.On 8 May 1775, Gouverneur Morris was elected t..

Intolerable ActsBOSTON PORT ACTMarch 31, 1774An act to discontinue, in such manner, and for such time as are therein mentioned, the landing and discharging, lading or shipping, of goods, wares, and merchandise, at the town, and within the harbour, of Boston, in the province of Massachuset's Bay, in North America.WHEREAS dangerous commotions and insurrections have been fomented ..

James Wilson was born in September 14, 1742 at Carskerdo, Fife, Scotland near St. Andrews, Scotland. Here, he received his education at many different universities including St. Andrews, Glasgow, and Edinburgh without receiving a degree. Instilled with the ideas from the Scottish Enlightenment, James Wilson then moved to America, during the tensions of the Stamp Act in 1765. Ea..

Founding Father: John DickinsonJohn Dickinson was born on November 8, 1732 in Talbot County, Maryland. He lived as a political pamphleteer and a statesman. His well off family owned a lot of land in both Maryland and Delaware. John Dickinson was homeschooled until the age of 18 when he started studying law. When he was 21, John Dickinson traveled to London for four years to con..

John Witherspoon was born near Edinburgh, Scotland on February 5, 1723 into a ministerial family. He went to the University of Edinburgh at the age of 13 and got his Master of Arts in 1739 and his degree in divinity 4 years after. John Witherspoon married Elizabeth Montgomery, and had ten children with her, but only five of them survived. President of the College of New Je..

TITLE 46, APPENDIX--SHIPPINGCHAPTER 24--MERCHANT MARINE ACT, 1920Sec. 883. Transportation of merchandise between points in UnitedStates in other than domestic built or rebuilt and documentedvessels; incineration of hazardous waste at seaNo merchandise, including merchandise owned by the United StatesGovernment, a State (as defined in section 2101 of the 1 title 46), ora subdivi..

Judicial review acquires its roots from all the way back to that of the presidential election of 1800. It represents the Supreme Court’s authority to review cases and decide on whether or not such laws are Constitutional. The advent of judicial review stems back to the time in which John Adams had submitted defeat at the hands of Thomas Jefferson. Despite this hit to the..

"Neutrality Act" of 1937JOINT RESOLUTIONTo amend the joint resolution entitled "Joint resolution providing for the prohibition of the export of arms, ammunition, and implements of war to belligerent countries; the prohibition of the transportation of arms, ammunition, and implements of war by vessels of the United States for the use of belligerent states; for the registration a..

The United States Senate proves to undertake many responsibilities at the legislative level. Therefore, in order to provide for a more functional operation of the Senate, it divides its legislative functions to certain Senate committees. Currently, the Senate has twenty standing committees, sixty-eight subcommittees, and four joint committees.The Senate committee system shares ..

Declaration of IndependenceThe Declaration of Independence was both the first political and legislative document written in the history of the United States. In addition to the Declaration of Independence establishing the newfound autonomy of the United States of America, the authors of this document - comprised of head author Thomas Jefferson, along with John Adams and Benjami..

Right to Privacy in the United StatesThe United States Constitution does not contain any explicit right to privacy.  However, The Bill of Rights, expresses the concerns of James Madison along with other framers of the Constitution for protecting certain aspects of privacy.For example, the first amendment allows the privacy of beliefs, the third amendment protects privacy o..

The salary and benefits for the members of the Senate are the same as those granted to the House of Representatives. The pay grades differ in accordance to their position in that particular chamber of the United States Congress. Members of the Senate, such as the Senate Majority and Minority Leaders, will have a higher salary from other members of the Senate, those conside..

  Summary of the Sixteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution   The Sixteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution was passed by Congress on July 2, 1909 and became ratified on February 3, 1913.  The amendment allowed Congress to impose a Federal income tax.    The Sixteenth Amendment states the following: T..