Search results for "Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution" - New World Encyclopedia
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- Prohibition In the United States (1920-1933) was the era during which ... Many social problems have been attributed to the Prohibition era. ...13 KB (1,926 words) - 23:11, 30 November 2022
- The Alien and Sedition Acts were four laws passed by the United States ... The most controversial of the four statutes was the Sedition Act, ...12 KB (1,748 words) - 18:22, 21 July 2023
- A grand jury is a type of jury, in the common law legal system, part ... is prima-facie evidence for an indictment, the grand jury offers valuable ...14 KB (2,232 words) - 19:17, 24 May 2024
- The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States ... The U.S. Constitution is the oldest written national constitution ...45 KB (6,615 words) - 11:55, 3 May 2023
- The United States Bill of Rights consists of the first 10 amendments ... The Bill of Rights also restricts Congress' power by prohibiting ...36 KB (5,472 words) - 11:52, 3 May 2023
- in Gilded Age newspapers as a leader of the American woman's suffrage ... She is probably most famous for her declaration to run for the United ...11 KB (1,729 words) - 06:00, 8 May 2020
- Dred Scott v. Sandford,John Vishneski, "What the Court Decided ... also known as the "Dred Scott Case" or "Dred Scott ...32 KB (5,035 words) - 17:39, 30 January 2024
- The United States Electoral College is a term used to describe the 538 ... Presidential electors who meet every four years to cast the official ...55 KB (8,357 words) - 11:55, 3 May 2023
- James Madison (March 16, 1751 – June 28, 1836) was one of the principal ... The Constitution, as drafted, did not enumerate specific civil rights ...20 KB (2,961 words) - 00:56, 7 November 2023
- 12, 1805 – May 24, 1879) was a prominent United States abolitionist, journalist ... widely accepted and institutional racism and the degrading conditions of blacks ...24 KB (3,479 words) - 18:24, 17 April 2023
- The phrase separation of church and state is a common interpretation ... The role of religion in American public life remains an unresolved ...29 KB (4,563 words) - 19:48, 21 April 2023
- The Supreme Court of the United States (or the United States Supreme ... The Supreme Court is the only court established by the United States ...40 KB (6,036 words) - 23:51, 26 February 2023
- Spiro Theodore Agnew (November 9, 1918 – September 17, 1996) was ... Spiro Agnew was born Spiros Anagnostopoulos in the Towson section ...19 KB (2,916 words) - 15:44, 27 April 2023
- U.S. 483 (1954), is a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court ... A companion case dealt with the constitutionality of segregation in ...25 KB (3,783 words) - 04:40, 22 November 2023
- – November 18, 1886) was a politician of the United States who served as ... Arthur had been Collector of Customs for the Port of New York. He was appointed ...13 KB (1,928 words) - 18:32, 8 December 2023
- Millard Fillmore (January 7, 1800 – March 8, 1874) was the thirteenth ... While Fillmore is considered by many as one of the lesser United States ...15 KB (2,217 words) - 17:59, 9 November 2022
- The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal ... Each of the 435 members of the House of Representatives represents ...50 KB (7,439 words) - 11:53, 3 May 2023
- Affirmative action refers to steps taken to eliminate discrimination—whether ... Although affirmative action is an attempt to redress the imbalance ...23 KB (3,279 words) - 20:11, 7 July 2023
- exposes issues that are generally shocking to the public. Generally, muckraking ... Given their name by Theodore Roosevelt when he likened their work ...11 KB (1,585 words) - 17:31, 11 May 2020
- Washington, D.C. is the capital city of the United States of America ... The city is commonly referred to as Washington, The District, or simply ...39 KB (5,697 words) - 23:11, 3 May 2023
