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9781935821083

United States Constitution Made Easy

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    9781935821083

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    1935821083

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2011-01-05
  • Publisher: Crocketts Corner
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Summary

George Washington said, the Constitution of the United States, "...its only keepers, the people." How is it possible for the People to "keep" the Constitution inviolate, and preserve and defend it, if the People do not know or understand what it says, much less understand the original intent of the Framers? Sadly, today, our public schools and universities pay little attention to educating our children und young adults about the foundation of America, constitutional principles, or the Founding Fathers, who gave us the freest and most prosperous nation ever in the history of mankind. One would think that teaching this fact would be paramount in our educational institutions; unfortunately, this has been sorely neglected and we are suffering the effects of that ignorance today.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Why the Constitution Matters in the First Placep. 1
The Founding Fathers, A Resolute Generation of Americansp. 9
Do we Still Have a Constitutional Republic?p. 33
Signs of the Weakening of Our Constitutional Republicp. 47
The United States Constitution, Part I What the Founders Hoped to Achieve- a Constitutional Republicp. 61
The United States Constitution, Part II Article I-Rights of Congress within the Constitutionp. 71
The United States Constitution, Part III Constitutional Restraints on Congressp. 95
The United States Constitution, Part IV Constitutional Powers and Restraints on the Presidencyp. 113
The United States Constitution, Part V Constitutional Powers and Restraints for the Judicial Branchp. 131
The United States Constitution, Part VI Constitutional Rights and Restraints for the Statesp. 143
The United States Constitution, Part VII Constitutional Powers and Regulations in Articles V, VI, And VIIp. 149
The Bill of Rightsp. 161
Appendices
The Declaration of Independencep. 183
The United States Constitutionp. 195
Preamble: "We the People of the United States…"p. 195
Re: Congress. Read Sect. 8 on pp 209-211 on TAXESp. 195
Read the President's job description pp 214-217p. 205
The Supreme Court and its inferior courtsp. 209
States' rights and responsibilities reviewedp. 211
Process for amending the Constitutionp. 213
No "religious test" required. All debts will be paid.p. 213
Nine states' must ratify, before it goes into effectp. 214
Signatures Do you know who signed the Constitution?p. 215
The Articles of Confederationp. 217
Agreed to by Congress November 15, 1777; ratified and in force, March 1, 1781.
Northwest Ordinance; passed in 1787p. 235
An ordinance for the government of the territory of the united States (sic) northwest of the river Ohio.
Declaration of Rightsp. 245
"We hold these truths to be self-evident: that a whole lot of people are confused by the Bill of Rights and are so dim that they require a Bill of No Rights". Written by Congressman Mitchell Kay of Georgia.
Interesting Presidential Trivia-p. 248
Emancipation Declarationp. 249
"That on the 1st day of January, A.D. 1863, all persons held as slaves within any State or designated part of a State the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free…
Could You Pass the U.S. Citizenship Test?p. 253
Take a sample 10 question quiz.
The Flag of the United States of Americap. 255
How to fold the Flagp. 255
What the Flag Symbolizesp. 257
Violation of Constitutional Principlesp. 261
Shiloh Logan's blog aptly explains the problems that could occur if the federal government begins to disregard its delegated powers.
"The Star-Spangled Banner": The Writing of Our National Anthemp. 265
Inspirational and Concluding Quotesp. 267
Bill of Rights and Later Amendmentsp. 271
Glossary of Termsp. 287
If you are unsure of legal, political, and historical words, these 48 words and phrases, like "emoluments", "legal plunder", and "sequester" will help you feel comfortable and intelligent.
Selected Bibliographyp. 299
Afterwordp. 305
Author Biographyp. 311
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