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Nov 15, 2009
Twenty-Third Amendment to the US Constitution
The Constitution provided for a seat of government for the United States. It did not provide voting rights for those living there.
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Nov 14, 2009
The US Constitution's Twenty-Second Amendment
In 1797 George Washington set a precedent that would be followed for 143 years. He retired from office after two terms. Franklin Roosevelt broke the tradition.
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Nov 13, 2009
The 21st Amendment Repeals the 18th
The only constitutional amendment ever repealed was the 18th which had ushered in Prohibition. The experiment ended on Dec. 5, 1933, with ratification of the 21st.
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Nov 12, 2009
The Twentieth Amendment to the US Constitution
In 1787, when the US Constitution was submitted to the States for ratification, the world was a far different place than in 1932. Communication and travel were far slower
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Oct 25, 2009
The Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution
In 1870, the Fifteenth Amendment assured freed slaves the right to vote. At that time a woman's right to vote was still not universal.
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Aug 25, 2009
The Eighteenth Amendment to the US Constitution
The Civil War was fought between Slave and Free states. In 1851 Maine started another divide between states known as Wet and Dry, when it banned alcoholic beverages.
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Aug 19, 2009
The Seventeenth Amendment to the US Constitution
From 1787 to 1913 the power to choose United States Senators was vested by the Constitution in the State legislatures. The Seventeenth Amendment changed this.
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