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A constitution is a framework for government, and serves as a set of founding principles for the entity.
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How can a state be removed from the United States without a Constitutional amendment? [closed]
Can a state be removed from the United States without an amendment or would they have to choose to leave?
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Has there ever been a profound constitutional crisis in the United States?
There have been crisis such as the 1876 tied election, but they still could be solved because Congress has the power to certify the electoral college votes and reject them. Has there been any constitu …
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Does Governor Ron DeSantis have to the power to stop Trump's extradition?
Former president Donald Trump is facing a criminal probe by the Manhattan District Attorney, and is also the subject of investigations by the Southern District of New York.
I read somewhere that if so …
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If two U.S. Constitutional amendments conflict with each other, does the most recent one tak...
If one amendment doesn’t explicitly repeal another one, does it still take precedence over it the way a new law can indirectly override older laws?
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What gives the Supreme Court the authority to restrict free speech? [closed]
Doesn't the Constitution say it can't be limited? …
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Can the Supreme Court strike down parts of laws or can they only strike down entire laws eve...
Basically a line item veto, but for declaring laws unconstitutional.
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Is the United States Constitution owned by the people or by the government? [closed]
For example, if a US citizen used part of the Constitution in an essay would that person not need to cite it? …
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What did the Framers intend the meaning of “probable cause” to be? [closed]
The 4th amendment reads
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall is …
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Does the Speech and Debate clause protect members of Congress from prosecution for violent t...
The first amendment has been interpreted to have exceptions that don’t protect violent speech, but what about this clause, could Congress members get away with saying literally anything during debates …
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Can the US president be thrown out of office via a Constitutional convention?
Say a very corrupt president were able to use threats to make Congress do as they said and committed many impeachable offenses, but Congress wouldn’t get rid of them, could 3/4ths of the state legisla …
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Does the Senate need supermajority or just a regular majority to prevent a convicted Preside... [duplicate]
The Constitution allows the Senate to punish an impeached President with prevention from holding an important office in the future, do they need 2/3rds of the Senate to do this or 2/3rds for a conviction …
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What did the framers have to say about the idea of a self pardon?
Did they not explicitly state in the Constitution that it isn’t allowed because they thought it was ok or because the idea of that happening was too ridiculous to warrant their attention? …
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Can the President personally arrest someone? [duplicate]
If all executive powers is held by the President and FBI agents can make arrests, doesn’t that mean the President can too?
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Does the 15th amendment prevent voter discrimination based on ethnicity?
The 15th amendment reads:
The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of s …
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Isn’t having unequal numbers of Senators in each class unconstitutional?
The Constitution says that Senators
shall be divided equally as may be into three Classes
So wouldn’t the current Class 3 consisting of 34 members while Class 1 and Class 2 only having 33 members be …
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