Article IV Section 4 of the United States Constitution
The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened) against domestic Violence.
Constitution of the United States of America
Section. 1. All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives. Section 8 The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general […]
First Inaugural Address - Abraham Lincoln
March 4, 1861: First Inaugural Address - Abraham Lincoln According to Abraham Lincoln the formation of our Union, which takes on the form of the Federal Government, goes all the way back to the Articles of Association of 1774 and was continued/refined by the rest of our founding documents. Descending from these general principles, we […]
The Bill of Rights Summary
THE Conventions of a number of the States, having at the time of their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added: And as extending the ground of public confidence in the Government, will best ensure the beneficent […]
U.S. vs Wong Kim Ark
This perspective on history is shared going all the way back to 1898 in U.S. vs Wong Kim Ark, 30 years after the passage of the 14th amendment. This is a landmark case where the definition and extent of the 14th amendment were really put to the test and confirms the impact of the Dred […]