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To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United …

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, …

The original text of the Nineteenth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States.

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An annotation about Article II, Section 2, Clause 1 of the Constitution of the United States.

provides a brief introduction to the formation of the U.S. Constitution. It discusses the general rationales for the Nation’s Founding document and how the Constitution was drafted, …

Given this underlying purpose of the Constitution, this introductory essay examines two fundamental questions, with which the Supreme Court, scholars, and other constitutional …