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The Constitution: Three Fifths

By Rey | Published: January 7, 2011
Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole Number of free Persons, including those bound to Service for a Term of Years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three fifths of all [...]
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The Constitution: Representative Requirements

By Rey | Published: October 13, 2010
We noted that Congress is divided into two houses which are to balance each other before any mention of other governmental powers: the Senate and the House of the Representatives. These two form one portion of the powers granted to the government. In this section, it’s great seeing how they’re elected. Section 2 – The [...]
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The Constitution: All Legislative Powers

By Rey | Published: September 1, 2010
Article I: The Legislative Branch Section 1 – The Legislature: 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.
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The Constitution: Let There Be…A Nation

By Rey | Published: June 30, 2010
We the People of the United States…do ordain I noted that the preamble really wasn’t the setting down of laws, rights or anything but I purposefully didn’t mention the monumental importance of the language that was used. The States of the Americas were already labeled “united” in the Articles of Confederations—but nowhere near the way [...]
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