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The Stamp Act Nullified: Colonial Resistance in Action

The Stamp Act Nullified: Colonial Resistance in Action

We’ve all heard about the fiery protests, the bold resistance, hanging in effigy of stamp distributors and the like, but there was so much more to the story.  ...
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A Storm of Resolve: Commemorating the 248th Anniversary of the Battle of White Plains

A Storm of Resolve: Commemorating the 248th Anniversary of the Battle of White Plains

October 28, 1776, was a day etched into the annals of American history, but its lessons linger, reminding us of the grit and conviction it took to birth a nation.  ...
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National Debt: The Top 5 Worst Presidents of All Time

National Debt: The Top 5 Worst Presidents of All Time

The founders warned us about debt - and they've been almost totally ignored for a long time. These are the worst of the worst administrations ...
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Brace Yourselves: A Tsunami Approaches

Brace Yourselves: A Tsunami Approaches

Anyone who believes that the injustices, cruelties and vicious callousness of the U.S. government are unique to any one particular administration has not been paying attention ...
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Integrity over Politics: President Madison's Final Act to Defend the Constitution

Integrity over Politics: President Madison’s Final Act to Defend the Constitution

On his last day in office, James Madison delivered what might be history's most significant - and overlooked - presidential veto ...
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War and the Constitution

War and the Constitution

Can the president fight any war he wishes? Can Congress fund any war it chooses? Are there constitutional and legal requirements that must first be met before war is waged? ...
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The War of 1812 and State Sovereignty: New England's Militia Resistance Explained

The War of 1812 and State Sovereignty: New England’s Militia Resistance Explained

Was the militia intended to be used as an offensive military force in foreign lands? During the War of 1812, New England states not only said no, but they used ...
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Patrick Henry: Top-6 Anti-Federalist Warnings

Patrick Henry: Top-6 Anti-Federalist Warnings

In a series of fiery speeches during the Virginia Ratifying Convention, he laid out some of the most powerful anti-Federalist arguments against the Constitution.  ...
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Before Boston: The Tea Revolt That Began in Philadelphia

Before Boston: The Tea Revolt That Began in Philadelphia

Resolutions adopted during a Philadelphia town meeting on Oct. 16, 1773 set the stage for the Boston Tea Party in December and a lesser-known peaceful protest in the City of ...
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250 Years Ago: The Forgotten Declaration that Set the Course for Independence

250 Years Ago: The Forgotten Declaration that Set the Course for Independence

Almost forgotten today, the Declaration and Resolves were a precursor to both the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights. It reaffirmed that acts beyond the Constitution are void ...
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Jury Nullification: How "We the People" Can Overrule the Government

Jury Nullification: How “We the People” Can Overrule the Government

Thomas Jefferson considered it “the only anchor ever imagined by man by which a government can be held to the principles of its constitution.” ...
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Insights into the Constitution from English Social History

Insights into the Constitution from English Social History

If you want to understand the Constitution, you should know something of the social context that produced it ...