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• Constitution of the United States — the fundamental or organic law of the U.S., framed in 1787 by the Constitutional Convention. It went into effect March 4, 1789. * * * Fundamental law of the U.S. federal system of government and a landmark document of the Western world. It is the …   Universalium

• Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States — is a famous oil on canvas painting by Howard Chandler Christy, depicting the Constitutional Convention signing the U.S. Constitution at Independence Hall in Philadelphia. Along with Washington Crossing the Delaware by Emanuel Leutze, the painting …   Wikipedia

• An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States — is a 1913 book by American historian Charles A. Beard. It argues that the structure of the Constitution of the United States was motivated primarily by the economic interests of the Founding Fathers. More specifically, Beard contends that the… …   Wikipedia

• Law of the United States — The law of the United States was originally largely derived from the common law system of English law, which was in force at the time of the Revolutionary War. [Lawrence M. Friedman, A History of American Law , 3rd ed. (New York: Touchstone,… …   Wikipedia

• Constitution of the United Arab Emirates — United Arab Emirates This article is part of the series: Politics and government of the United Arab Emirates …   Wikipedia

• The People of the United States — is the formal name used to describe the plaintiff in federal criminal trials in the United States. It is often abbreviated to just The People : for example, The People v. Jones . Similar versions are used at the state level in five states as well …   Wikipedia

• The United States v. Lopez — United States v. Lopez L’arrêt États Unis contre Lopez du 26 avril 1995 a marqué un tournant dans la jurisprudence de la Cour suprême étatsunienne. En effet, jusqu à cette date, la Cour avait systématiquement favorisé l État fédéral au… …   Wikipédia en Français

• President of the United States — POTUS redirects here. For political talk radio, see P.O.T.U.S. (Sirius XM). For other uses, see President of the United States (disambiguation). For a list, see List of Presidents of the United States. President of the United States of America …   Wikipedia

• Territories of the United States — This article is about the individual political entities currently or formerly called United States territories . For the various forms of the jurisdiction of the United States, see United States territory. Political divisions of the United States …   Wikipedia

• Abortion in the United States — has been legal in every state since the United States Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade, on January 22, 1973. Prior to Roe , there were exceptions to the abortion ban in at least 10 states; Roe established that a woman has a right to self… …   Wikipedia

• Federalism in the United States — Refimprove|date=June 2007 Federalism in the United States is the evolving relationship between U.S. state governments and the federal government of the United States. Since the founding of the country, and particularly with the end of the… …   Wikipedia