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3010: 2164: 2475: 2143: 2206: 239: 46: 3023:, known as the ability to vote, has changed significantly over time. In the early years of the United States, voting was considered a matter for state governments, and was commonly restricted to white men who owned land. Direct elections were mostly held only for the U.S. House of Representatives and state legislatures, although what specific bodies were elected by the electorate varied from state to state. Under this original system, both senators representing each state in the U.S. Senate were chosen by a majority vote of the state legislature. Since the ratification of the 2672: 2943: 306: 1618: 1776: 1736: 4820: 3140: 1990: 2394:. As originally drafted, there was no limit to the time a President could serve, however the Twenty-second Amendment, ratified in 1951, originally limits any president to serving two four-year terms (8 years); the amendment specifically "caps the service of a president at 10 years" by providing that "if a person succeeds to the office of president without election and serves less than two years, he may run for two full terms; otherwise, a person succeeding to office of president can serve no more than a single elected term." 2217: 2403: 2935: 311: 3414: 1455: 3428: 1467: 11786: 7066: 6550: 6539: 2456:, but has the power to adjourn Congress whenever the House and Senate cannot agree when to adjourn; no president has ever used this power. The president also has the constitutional power to, "on extraordinary Occasions, convene both Houses, or either of them"; this power has been used "to consider nominations, war, and emergency legislation." This Section invests the President with the discretion to convene Congress on "extraordinary occasions"; this 2305:, and is the United States' chief diplomat, although the Congress also has an important role in legislating on foreign affairs, and can, for example, "institute a trade embargo, declare war upon a foreign government that the President had recognized, or decline to appropriate funds for an embassy in that country." The president may also negotiate and sign treaties, but ratifying treaties requires the consent of two-thirds of the Senate. 7078: 1683:. The interpretation and execution of these principles, including what powers the federal government should have and how those powers can be exercised, have been debated ever since the adoption of the Constitution. Some make a case for expansive federal powers while others argue for a more limited role for the central government in relation to individuals, the states, or other recognized entities. 2973:(GDP), equal to the 50-year average. The deficit equaled $ 779 billion, 3.8 percent of GDP. Tax revenue amounted to $ 3.33 trillion, with receipt categories including individual income taxes ($ 1,684B or 51%), Social Security/Social Insurance taxes ($ 1,171B or 35%), and corporate taxes ($ 205B or 6%). 1629:, and this is the name that appears on money, in treaties, and in legal cases to which the nation is a party. The terms "Government of the United States of America" or "United States Government" are often used in official documents to represent the federal government as distinct from the states collectively. 2317:" while providing that "Congress may by Law vest the Appointment of such inferior Officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the Courts of Law, or in the Heads of Departments." These appointments delegate "by legal authority a portion of the sovereign powers of the federal government." 3234:
individual states, but the two have continued to be recognized as separate bodies. Tribal governments vary in robustness, from a simple council used to manage all aspects of tribal affairs, to large and complex bureaucracies with several branches of government. Tribes are currently encouraged to form
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the bill by returning it to the chamber where it originated. If the president neither signs nor vetoes a bill "within ten Days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented to him" it becomes a law without the president's signature, "unless the Congress by their Adjournment prevent its Return
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Additionally, there are seven other members of the Cabinet who are appointed by the president. These are the White House Chief of Staff, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Director of the Office of Management & Budget, United States Trade Representative, U.S. Ambassador to the
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The United States Courts of Appeals are appellate courts that hear appeals of cases decided by the district courts, and some direct appeals from administrative agencies, and some interlocutory appeals. The U.S. Supreme Court hears appeals from the decisions of the courts of appeals or state supreme
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has the power to remove the president, federal judges, and other federal officers from office. The House of Representatives and Senate have separate roles in this process. The House must first vote to impeach the official. Then, a trial is held in the Senate to decide whether the official should be
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prohibits the federal government from exercising any power not delegated to it by the Constitution; as a result, states handle the majority of issues most relevant to individuals within their jurisdiction. Because state governments are not authorized to print currency, they generally have to raise
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in the same way as the president or other officials of the federal government. U.S. judges are appointed by the president, subject to confirmation by the Senate. Another Constitutional provision prohibits Congress from reducing the pay of any present Article III judge. However, Congress is able to
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Congressional membership: each state is allocated a number of seats based on its representation (or ostensible representation, in the case of D.C.) in the House of Representatives. Each state is allocated two senators regardless of its population. As of November 2023, the District of Columbia
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Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution sets forth the creation of a presidential Cabinet. The role of the Cabinet is to advise the president and carry out the programs and laws of the federal government. The Cabinet is composed of the vice president and the leaders of 15 executive departments.
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to "preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States." Legal scholars William P. Marshall and Saikrishna B. Prakash write of the Clause: "the President may neither breach federal law nor order their subordinates to do so, for defiance cannot be considered faithful execution. The
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Each state has its own written constitution, government and code of laws. The Constitution stipulates only that each state must have, "a Republican Government". Therefore, there are often great differences in law and procedure between individual states, concerning issues such as property, crime,
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succession event, the vice president would become acting president, assuming all of the powers and duties of president, except being designated as president. Accordingly, by circumstances, the Constitution designates the vice president as routinely in the legislative branch, or succeeding to the
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The power of the federal courts extends both to civil actions for damages and other redress, and to criminal cases arising under federal law. The interplay of the Supremacy Clause and Article III has resulted in a complex set of relationships between state and federal courts. Federal courts can
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and created federal courts for each district. The three tiered structure of this act established the basic structure of the national judiciary: the Supreme Court, 13 courts of appeals, 94 district courts, and two courts of special jurisdiction. Congress retains the power to re-organize or even
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to establish inferior courts as their need shall arise. Section I also establishes a lifetime tenure for all federal judges and states that their compensation may not be diminished during their time in office. Article II section II establishes that all federal judges are to be appointed by the
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Separate from, but not entirely independent of, this federal court system are the court systems of each state, each dealing with, in addition to federal law when not deemed preempted, a state's own laws, and having its own court rules and procedures. Although state governments and the federal
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In casual conversation or writing, the term "Federal Government" is often used, and the term "National Government" is sometimes used. The terms "Federal" and "National" in government agency or program names generally indicate affiliation with the federal government; for instance, the
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removed from federal jurisdiction cases in which citizens of one state were the plaintiffs and the government of another state was the defendant. It did not disturb federal jurisdiction in cases in which a state government is a plaintiff and a citizen of another state the defendant.
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of foreign countries in the U.S.; cases and controversies to which the federal government is a party; controversies between states (or their citizens) and foreign nations (or their citizens or subjects); and bankruptcy cases (collectively "federal-question jurisdiction"). The
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to foreign countries. All legislative bills for raising revenue must originate in the House of Representatives. The approval of both chambers is required to pass all legislation, which then may only become law by being signed by the president (or, if the president
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In contrast, the Senate is made up of two senators from each state, regardless of population. There are currently 100 senators (2 from each of the 50 states), who each serve six-year terms. Approximately one-third of the Senate stands for election every two years.
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are by this doctrine the final authority on the interpretation of the applicable state's laws and Constitution. Many state constitution provisions are equal in breadth to those of the U.S. Constitution, but are considered "parallel" (thus, where, for example, the
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pursuant to a state constitution is broader than the federal right to privacy, and the asserted ground is explicitly held to be "independent", the question can be finally decided in a State Supreme Court—the U.S. Supreme Court will decline to take jurisdiction).
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The U.S. Constitution safeguards judicial independence by providing that federal judges shall hold office "during good behavior"; in practice, this usually means they serve until they die, retire, or resign. A judge who commits an offense while in office may be
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Those executive departments are the Departments of State, Treasury, Defense, Justice, Interior, Agriculture, Commerce, Labor, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Transportation, Energy, Education, Veterans Affairs, and Homeland Security.
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has a number of electoral votes "equal to the whole number of Senators and Representatives in Congress to which the District would be entitled if it were a State, but in no event more than the least populous State". A President may also be seated by
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The vice president is the second-highest official in rank of the federal government. The vice president's duties and powers are established in the legislative branch of the federal government under Article 1, Section 3, Clauses 4 and 5 as the
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of each chamber, in which case the bill becomes law without the president's signature). The powers of Congress are limited to those enumerated in the Constitution; all other powers are reserved to the states and the people.
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governments subject to federal authority but, in some cases, outside of the jurisdiction of state governments. Hundreds of laws, executive orders and court cases have modified the governmental status of tribes
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The heads of the 15 departments are chosen by the president and approved with the "advice and consent" of the U.S. Senate. Once confirmed, these "Cabinet secretaries" serve at the pleasure of the president.
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provides that the president "shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the supreme Court, and all other
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bound by interpretation of federal law by the federal court of appeals for the federal circuit in which the state is included, or even the federal district courts located in the state, a result of the
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judiciary. As such, their judges do not have lifetime tenure, nor are they Constitutionally exempt from diminution of their remuneration. The Tax Court is an Article I Court, not an Article III Court.
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Constitution also incorporates the English bars on dispensing or suspending the law, with some supposing that the Clause itself prohibits both." Many presidential actions are undertaken via
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The district courts are the trial courts wherein cases that are considered under the Judicial Code (Title 28, United States Code) consistent with the jurisdictional precepts of
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The Judiciary, under Article III of the Constitution, explains and applies the laws. This branch does this by hearing and eventually making decisions on various legal cases.
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elects a non-voting representative to the House of Representatives along with American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Northern Mariana Islands.
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Article I, Section 2, paragraph 2 of the U.S. Constitution gives each chamber the power to "determine the rules of its proceedings". From this provision were created
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and individual rights, ensure executive compliance with the law, gather information for making laws and educating the public, and evaluate executive performance.
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division of power, the federal government shares sovereignty with each of the 50 states in their respective territories. U.S. law recognizes Indigenous tribes as
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having little or no power, existing only as geographic distinctions. In other areas, county governments have more power, such as to collect taxes and maintain
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proponents have succeeded in limiting federal power through legislative action, executive prerogative or by a constitutional interpretation by the courts.
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revenue through either taxes or bonds. As a result, state governments tend to impose severe budget cuts or raise taxes any time the economy is faltering.
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their own governments, with power resting in elected tribal councils, elected tribal chairpersons, or religiously appointed leaders (as is the case with
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system. In some states, supreme and lower court justices are elected by the people; in others, they are appointed, as they are in the federal system.
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any legislation—an act which, in turn, can be overridden by Congress. The president nominates judges to the nation's highest judiciary authority, the
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in a state from where they were elected. Apportionment of seats among the 50 states is determined by state populations, and it is updated after each
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If a vacancy occurs, the state governor appoints a replacement to complete the term or to hold the office until a special election can take place.
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that have no municipal government below the county or civil township level. Certain cities have consolidated with their county government to form
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The Constitution grants numerous powers to Congress. Enumerated in Article I, Section 8, these include the powers to levy and collect
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of Article I, a bill that passes both chambers of Congress shall be presented to the president, who may sign the bill into law or
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The United States federal government had about 2,260,000 civilian employees in FY2023, with about 160,000 of those in the
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concept. Conversely, a federal district court hearing a matter involving only a question of state law (usually through
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United Nations, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, and Administrator of the Small Business Administration.
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In addition to the 435 voting members, there are six non-voting members, consisting of five delegates and one
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In order to be elected as a representative, an individual must be at least 25 years of age, must have been a
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set a lower salary for all future judges who take office after such a pay reduction is passed by Congress.
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in 1913, members of both houses of Congress have been directly elected. Today, U.S. citizens have almost
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For fiscal year (FY) 2018, the federal government spent $ 4.11 trillion. Spending equaled 20.3% of
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for future law and decisions. The United States Constitution does not specifically mention the power of
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The House and Senate each have particular exclusive powers. For example, the Senate must approve (give "
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There are three levels of federal courts with general jurisdiction, which are courts that handle both
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The president has informal powers beyond their formal powers. For example, the president has major
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It applies to cabinet departments, executive agencies, regulatory commissions, and the presidency.
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state law, which may be different). Together, the laws of the federal and state governments form
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executive branch as president, or possibly being in both as acting president pursuant to the
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only extends to a requirement that a federal court asserting diversity jurisdiction apply
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Puerto Rico pays taxes. The US is obligated to help it just as much as Texas and Florida.
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health and education, amongst others. The highest elected official of each state is the
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The institutions that are responsible for local government within states are typically
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powers to influence lawmaking and policymaking, and typically has a major role as the
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State governments have the greatest influence over most Americans' daily lives. The
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has a number of electoral votes equal to the size of its Congressional delegation (
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Parliamentary Rights of the Delegates and Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico
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power includes the power to issue absolute or conditional pardons, and to issue
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of the U.S. federal government, depicted in an early 20th century illustration
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Judge Rules Favorably in Pennsylvania BRAC Suit (Associated Press, August 26)
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for at least seven years, and must live in the state that they represent.
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Offices of the United States Within the Meaning of the Appointments Clause
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on income that has its source in Puerto Rico, and do not pay most federal
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power that has been used to call the chambers to consider urgent matters.
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can be filed and decided. The district courts can also hear cases under
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The judicial power extends to cases arising under the Constitution, an
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removed from office. As of 2023, three presidents have been impeached:
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Goldstein, Joel K. (1995). "The New Constitutional Vice Presidency".
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The U.S. federal government is composed of three distinct branches:
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Reynolds, Glenn Harlan (2007). "Is Dick Cheney Unconstitutional?".
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instead of state procedural rules (that is, the application of the
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grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States
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the bill, both houses of Congress then re-pass the bill, but by a
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are considered "domestic dependent nations" that operate as
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is made up of 435 voting members, each of whom represents a
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agencies. Twenty states further divide their counties into
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of federal debt to federal revenue from 1996 through 2022
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sometimes hear cases arising under state law pursuant to
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suits between individuals. Other courts, such as the
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abolish federal courts lower than the Supreme Court.
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president and confirmed by the United States Senate.
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11979: 11978: 11975: 11973: 11970: 11968: 11965: 11963: 11960: 11958: 11955: 11953: 11950: 11948: 11945: 11943: 11940: 11938: 11937:Child custody 11935: 11933: 11930: 11928: 11925: 11924: 11922: 11918: 11912: 11909: 11907: 11904: 11902: 11899: 11897: 11894: 11892: 11889: 11888: 11886: 11884: 11880: 11870: 11869:State supreme 11867: 11866: 11864: 11862: 11858: 11852: 11849: 11847: 11844: 11842: 11839: 11837: 11834: 11830: 11825: 11822: 11820: 11817: 11815: 11812: 11811: 11809: 11807: 11803: 11800: 11798: 11797:United States 11795:Courts of the 11792: 11787: 11777: 11774: 11772: 11769: 11767: 11764: 11762: 11759: 11757: 11754: 11752: 11749: 11748: 11746: 11744: 11739: 11735: 11731: 11724: 11719: 11717: 11712: 11710: 11705: 11704: 11701: 11689: 11686: 11683: 11682: 11678: 11675: 11674: 11670: 11668: 11665: 11663: 11660: 11658: 11655: 11653: 11650: 11648: 11645: 11641: 11638: 11637: 11636: 11633: 11632: 11630: 11624: 11618: 11615: 11613: 11612:Jacob Shallus 11610: 11608: 11607: 11603: 11602: 11600: 11596: 11586: 11583: 11582: 11580: 11576: 11570: 11567: 11565: 11562: 11561: 11559: 11555: 11549: 11548:Pierce Butler 11546: 11544: 11541: 11539: 11536: 11534: 11533:John Rutledge 11531: 11530: 11528: 11524: 11518: 11515: 11513: 11510: 11508: 11505: 11504: 11502: 11498: 11492: 11491:James Madison 11489: 11487: 11484: 11483: 11481: 11477: 11471: 11468: 11466: 11463: 11461: 11460:James McHenry 11458: 11457: 11455: 11451: 11445: 11442: 11440: 11437: 11435: 11432: 11430: 11427: 11425: 11422: 11421: 11419: 11415: 11409: 11406: 11404: 11401: 11399: 11396: 11394: 11391: 11389: 11388:George Clymer 11386: 11384: 11383:Robert Morris 11381: 11379: 11376: 11374: 11371: 11370: 11368: 11364: 11358: 11355: 11353: 11350: 11348: 11345: 11343: 11340: 11339: 11337: 11333: 11327: 11324: 11323: 11321: 11317: 11311: 11310:Roger Sherman 11308: 11306: 11303: 11302: 11300: 11296: 11290: 11287: 11285: 11282: 11281: 11279: 11277:Massachusetts 11275: 11269: 11266: 11264: 11261: 11260: 11258: 11256:New Hampshire 11254: 11248: 11245: 11244: 11242: 11238: 11235: 11233: 11229: 11223: 11220: 11218: 11215: 11213: 11210: 11208: 11205: 11203: 11200: 11198: 11195: 11193: 11190: 11188: 11185: 11183: 11182:Plenary power 11180: 11178: 11175: 11173: 11170: 11168: 11165: 11163: 11160: 11158: 11155: 11153: 11152:Equal footing 11150: 11148: 11145: 11143: 11140: 11138: 11135: 11133: 11130: 11128: 11125: 11123: 11120: 11118: 11115: 11114: 11112: 11108: 11102: 11099: 11097: 11094: 11091: 11087: 11083: 11079: 11076: 11074: 11073:Trial by Jury 11071: 11069: 11066: 11063: 11059: 11057: 11054: 11052: 11049: 11047: 11044: 11042: 11039: 11037: 11034: 11032: 11029: 11027: 11024: 11022: 11019: 11017: 11014: 11012: 11009: 11007: 11004: 11002: 10999: 10997: 10994: 10992: 10989: 10987: 10984: 10982: 10979: 10977: 10974: 10972: 10969: 10967: 10964: 10962: 10959: 10957: 10954: 10952: 10949: 10947: 10944: 10942: 10939: 10937: 10934: 10932: 10929: 10927: 10926:Ineligibility 10924: 10922: 10921:Import-Export 10919: 10917: 10914: 10912: 10909: 10907: 10904: 10902: 10899: 10897: 10894: 10892: 10889: 10887: 10884: 10882: 10879: 10877: 10876:Free Exercise 10874: 10872: 10869: 10867: 10866: 10865:Ex Post Facto 10862: 10860: 10857: 10855: 10852: 10850: 10849:Establishment 10847: 10845: 10842: 10840: 10837: 10835: 10832: 10830: 10827: 10825: 10822: 10820: 10817: 10815: 10812: 10810: 10807: 10805: 10802: 10800: 10799:Confrontation 10797: 10795: 10792: 10790: 10787: 10785: 10782: 10780: 10777: 10775: 10772: 10770: 10767: 10765: 10762: 10760: 10757: 10755: 10752: 10750: 10747: 10746: 10744: 10742: 10738: 10732: 10729: 10727: 10724: 10722: 10719: 10717: 10714: 10712: 10709: 10707: 10704: 10702: 10699: 10697: 10694: 10692: 10691: 10687: 10683: 10682:Syng inkstand 10680: 10678: 10675: 10673: 10670: 10668: 10665: 10663: 10660: 10658: 10655: 10653: 10650: 10648: 10645: 10643: 10640: 10638: 10637:Virginia Plan 10635: 10634: 10633: 10630: 10628: 10625: 10623: 10620: 10618: 10615: 10613: 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9008: 9006: 9003: 9001: 8998: 8996: 8993: 8991: 8988: 8987: 8985: 8983: 8979: 8973: 8970: 8968: 8965: 8963: 8960: 8958: 8955: 8953: 8950: 8948: 8945: 8943: 8940: 8938: 8935: 8933: 8930: 8928: 8925: 8923: 8920: 8918: 8915: 8911: 8908: 8906: 8903: 8901: 8898: 8896: 8893: 8891: 8888: 8886: 8885:Manufacturing 8883: 8881: 8878: 8876: 8873: 8871: 8868: 8866: 8863: 8861: 8858: 8856: 8853: 8852: 8851: 8848: 8847: 8844: 8841: 8839: 8835: 8821: 8818: 8814: 8813:Third parties 8811: 8809: 8806: 8804: 8801: 8800: 8799: 8796: 8792: 8789: 8787: 8784: 8782: 8779: 8778: 8777: 8774: 8772: 8769: 8765: 8762: 8761: 8760: 8757: 8753: 8750: 8748: 8745: 8744: 8743: 8740: 8738: 8735: 8734: 8731: 8719: 8716: 8715: 8714: 8711: 8710: 8708: 8706: 8702: 8696: 8693: 8691: 8688: 8687: 8685: 8683: 8679: 8673: 8670: 8668: 8665: 8663: 8660: 8658: 8655: 8653: 8650: 8648: 8645: 8643: 8640: 8638: 8635: 8633: 8630: 8628: 8625: 8624: 8622: 8618: 8612: 8609: 8607: 8604: 8602: 8599: 8597: 8594: 8593: 8591: 8589: 8585: 8582: 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8133: 8131: 8128: 8126: 8125:Chief Justice 8123: 8122: 8121: 8120:Supreme Court 8118: 8117: 8115: 8113: 8109: 8103: 8100: 8098: 8095: 8093: 8090: 8088: 8085: 8083: 8080: 8076: 8073: 8071: 8068: 8066: 8063: 8062: 8061: 8058: 8054: 8051: 8049: 8046: 8045: 8044: 8041: 8040: 8038: 8036: 8032: 8026: 8025:Public policy 8023: 8021: 8020:Civil service 8018: 8016: 8013: 8009: 8006: 8004: 8001: 7999: 7996: 7994: 7991: 7989: 7986: 7984: 7981: 7979: 7976: 7974: 7971: 7969: 7966: 7965: 7964: 7961: 7957: 7954: 7952: 7949: 7947: 7944: 7942: 7939: 7938: 7937: 7934: 7932: 7929: 7927: 7924: 7922: 7919: 7917: 7914: 7910: 7907: 7905: 7902: 7901: 7900: 7897: 7896: 7894: 7890: 7887: 7885: 7881: 7877: 7874: 7872: 7868: 7858: 7855: 7853: 7850: 7848: 7845: 7841: 7838: 7836: 7833: 7831: 7828: 7826: 7823: 7821: 7818: 7816: 7813: 7811: 7808: 7806: 7803: 7802: 7801: 7797: 7793: 7790: 7788: 7785: 7783: 7780: 7778: 7775: 7773: 7770: 7768: 7765: 7763: 7760: 7758: 7755: 7753: 7750: 7748: 7745: 7743: 7740: 7738: 7735: 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