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The Constitution of the United States of America

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#OnThisDay in 1992, the 27th Amendment was ratified. James Madison first proposed the amendment back in 1789, but it was college sophomore Gregory Watson who helped it become the law of the land 203 years later. ow.ly/JJMO50OcGzK

How a college term paper led to a constitutional amendment

The 27th Amendment is the most recent amendment to the Constitution, and its existence today can be traced to a college student who proposed the idea in a term paper and was given a C by his profes...

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#OnThisDay in 1933, three states voted to repeal Prohibition, putting the ratification of the 21st Amendment into place. But did Prohibition really end on that fateful day? Learn more: ow.ly/ph1h50CCQRV
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The #21stAmendment ended #Prohibition 87 years ago today.
Corinne Pulitzer@CorinnePulitzer5 Dec 2020
#OTD in #History, in 1933, the #21stAmendment was ratified ending #Prohibition. It is the only Amendment to the #USConstitution to repeal a prior amendment (18th) #NewYorkers joined in the celebration then & now! #RepealDay🍻🥂🥃🍸🍾🍹🍷@PJClarkes @RadegastHall @usconstitution
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Longer than four pages? Yes, that _is_ long for a job description. Good luck! upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped…
𝕤𝕜@sophie_kibiger3 Dec 2020
the idea of having a full time job really makes me wanna die yet here I am applying for jobs that have descriptions longer than the constitution
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Two hundred years is a long time to be bitter. 237 years last month, actually: the last British troops left American shores on November 25, 1783.
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Do you agree that it’s time to “give up on the Constitution,” as this New York Times opinion piece suggests? nyti.ms/131MPjr
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VOTE like your freedoms depend on it. They do.
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If you don’t have time for a whole course on the Constitution, this 3-year-old will teach you the Preamble. youtu.be/Qf71LerhBMU #cute
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How much did you learn about the Constitution in school? @Hillsdale College is offering two free online courses. bit.ly/U31ovw
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@LearnLiberty28 Sep 2012
"The strength of the Constitution, lies in the will of the people to defend it." – Thomas Edison
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Nathan Hale, American hero, was born on June 6, 1755. "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." http://is.gd/mECSKK

Nathan Hale - Wikipedia

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Some say this change, intended to increase the number of 3-day weekends, has led to more casual observance. What do you think?
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This year Memorial Day falls on its original date. In 1971, Congress moved it from May 30 to the last Monday in May. (continued)
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Today is Memorial Day, a day when Americans commemorate the men and women who have died serving their country. http://is.gd/uu4sAy
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Rhode Island was also the first of the thirteen original colonies to declare independence from Great Britain.
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Rhode Island became the last state to ratify me on this date in 1790, by a close vote of 34 to 32.
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To those who have died protecting our freedoms — thank you. Memorial Day history: http://bit.ly/10hqlR More: http://bit.ly/wYutH
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South Carolina ratified me on this date in 1788 (149 for, 73 against), the eighth state to do so. http://bit.ly/Q8a54 #constitution
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Gov. Perry of Texas believes the federal government is overstepping the bounds of the 10th Amendment. Do you agree?http://bit.ly/jJHIq
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Congress was given the power to declare war in Article I, Sec 8. http://bit.ly/L0Vfs Original WWI docs (declared 4/6/17): http://bit.ly/tWyQ

America's Founding Documents

These three documents, known collectively as the Charters of Freedom, have secured the rights of the American people for more than two and a quarter centuries and are considered instrumental to the

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