NATION

Wars Without Declarations (The Constitution: Executive & Legislative)

The executive Power shall be vested in a President ARTICLE II SECTION I All legislative Powers . . . shall be vested in a Congress ARTICLE I SECTION I Wars Without Declarations Congress struggles to r

Fragmentation of Powers (The Constitution: Executive & Legislative / The Presidency)

The executive Power shall be vested in a President ARTICLE II SECTION I All legislative Powers . . . shall be vested in a Congress ARTICLE I SECTION I THE PRESIDENCY Fragmentation of Powers * Have the

The Court: What The Justices Say It Is (The Constitution: Judiciary)

The judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court ARTICLE III SECTION I THE COURT What They Say It Is The Justices' words instruct the nation, and often address history

WORLD

SOVIET UNION: All Power to The Party (The Constitution: International Impact)

We the Peoples of the United Mations . . . PREAMBLE OF THE U.N. CHARTER SOVIET UNION All Power to The Party Why Moscow bothers with its often ignored charter

BRITAIN:Kingdom of Unwritten Rules (The Constitution: International Impact)

We the Peoples of the United Mations . . . PREAMBLE OF THE U.N. CHARTER BRITAIN Kingdom of Unwritten Rules A constitution of traditions is flexible but lacks checks on power

THE WORLD: A Gift to All Nations (The Constitution: International Impact)

We the Peoples of the United Nations . . . PREAMBLE OF THE U.N. CHARTER THE WORLD A Gift to All Nations America's example has inspired documents of every imaginable hue

SCIENCE

SCIENCE What Ever Happened to Metric? (The Constitution: Science & Arts)

The Congress shall have Power . . . To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts ARTICLE I SECTION 8 SCIENCE What Ever Happened to Metric? Despite some changes, the U.S. hardly gave an inch

HEALTH & MEDICINE

HEALTH & FITNESS Cracking Down on the Victims (The Constitution: Privacy)

No State shall . . . deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law AMENDMENT XIV SECTION I HEALTH & FITNESS Cracking Down on the Victims As AIDS spreads, civil liberties

MEDICINE Abortion, Ethics and the Law (The Constitution: Privacy)

No State shall . . . deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law AMENDMENT XIV SECTION I MEDICINE Abortion, Ethics and the Law Advancing technology further complicates

SOCIETY

Sexes: Those 24 Words Are Back (The Constitution: Equality:)

No State shall . . . deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. AMENDMENT XIV SECTION I SEXES Those 24 Words Are Back ERA surfaces once more amid doubts about its urg

NATIVE AMERICANS: Adrift in Their Own Land (The Constitution: Equality)

No State shall . . . deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. AMENDMENT XIV SECTION I NATIVE AMERICANS Adrift in Their Own Land To the Founding Fathers, Indians wer

This Is Against My Rights! (The Constitution: Judiciary / American Scene)

The judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court ARTICLE III SECTION I AMERICAN SCENE This Is Against My Rights! Three who felt wronged -- and determined to battle for red

PRESS

PRESS Jousts Without Winners (The Constitution: The Great Freedoms)

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, . . . or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press AMENDMENT I PRESS Jousts Without Winners After a flurry of major libel cas

RELIGION

RELIGION Threatening the Wall (The Constitution: The Great Freedoms)

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, . . . or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press AMENDMENT I RELIGION Threatening the Wall Church-state separation has powe

TECHNOLOGY

COMPUTERS Don't Tread on My Data (The Constitution: Privacy)

No State shall . . . deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law AMENDMENT XIV SECTION I COMPUTERS Don't Tread on My Data Protecting individual privacy in the informat

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BUSINESS

Rolling Back Regulation (The Constitution: Commerce / Economy & Business)

The Congress shall have Power . . . To regulate Commerce ARTICLE I SECTION 8 ECONOMY & BUSINESS Rolling Back Regulation A debate rages over how much freedom should be given to industry

EDUCATION

Education: The Heirs of Oliver Brown (The Constitution: Equality)

No State shall . . . deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. AMENDMENT XIV SECTION I EDUCATION The Heirs of Oliver Brown In Topeka, a landmark equality case is sti

LAW

LAW Is It Broke? Should We Fix It? (The Constitution: The Amending Proces)

Amendments . . . shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of this Consitution ARTICLE V LAW Is It Broke? Should We Fix It? Changing the Constitution is not easy, but plenty of people keep t

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

VIDEO Crying Foul over Fairness (The Constitution: Science & Arts)

The Congress shall have Power . . . To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts ARTICLE I SECTION 8 VIDEO Crying Foul over Fairness Should the Government require that broadcasting be balanced?

BOOKS: Bicentennial Samplings (The Constitution: Science & Arts)

The Congress shall have Power . . . To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts ARTICLE I SECTION 8 BOOKS Bicentennial Samplings

BOOKS: The Word from the Framers (The Constitution: Science & Arts)

The Congress shall have Power . . . To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts ARTICLE I SECTION 8 BOOKS The Word from the Framers Nobody told it better than Madison, Hamilton and Jay

ART A Plain, Exalted Vision (The Constitution: Science & Arts)

The Congress shall have Power . . . To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts ARTICLE I SECTION 8 ART A Plain, Exalted Vision For the young Republic in search of a style, antiquity was destin

CINEMA Turned On? Turn It Off (The Constitution: The Great Freedoms)

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, . . . or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press AMENDMENT I CINEMA Turned On? Turn It Off Switching channels may be one cu

MILESTONES

PEOPLE

PEOPLE Contention and Continuity (The Constitution: The Amending Process)

Amendments . . . shall be valid to all Intends and Purposes, as Part of this Constitution ARTICLE V PEOPLE Contention and Continuity From the U.S. and abroad, views on the charter's merits and shortco

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