Emperor Ferdinand and his chief advisor Metternich directed troops to crush the demonstration. Peaceful student demonstrators were shot and killed causing the working class to join …
The idea that states have a constitutional right to nullify or veto acts of Congress gained ground with many Americans in the 1820s. One of …
This was the first election decided by the House of Representatives after the passage of the Twelfth Amendment, which had been ratified in the wake …
This is Part 2. For the full story visit The Millenial Report: The True Backstory of the Missing 13th Amendment In 1789, the House of …
Many people know the first Supreme Court decision to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional (It’s Marbury, of course), but few people could identify the …
The first pivotal case by a young U.S. Supreme Court was Marbury v. Madison – a landmark case in United States law and in the …
Thomas Jefferson FRIENDS AND FELLOW-CITIZENS, Called upon to undertake the duties of the first executive office of our country, I avail myself of the presence …
INAUGURAL ADDRESS IN THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 1797 When it was first perceived, in early times, that no middle course for America …
George Washington’s Farewell Address is a letter written by the first American President, George Washington, to “The People of the United States of America”. Washington wrote the letter near …
The first 10 amendments to the Constitution make up the Bill of Rights. Written by James Madison in response to calls from several states for greater constitutional protection for …
