... Pinckney, who was part of the same party as Adams came in third.  By the laws of the United States, those that won the top two electoral vote totals would be President and Vice President. This result and another confusing election in 1800 led to the 12th amendment in 1804.  The most important part of the 12th amendment is that instead of casting two votes for President, each ... to adding this amendment. The 22nd amendment limits the president to only two 4-year terms in office.  Before the 22nd amendment, Presidents traditionally served two terms, following the example of George Wash...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed" (Strahinich 40). Anti-gun groups refer to select groups as the "people," and claim that only the National Guard has the constitutional right to bear arms. Richard Henry Lee, a senator in the First Congress, supported the truth of the Second Amendment, and backed ... it up with the issue that, "a militia, when properly formed, are in fact the people themselves...and include...all men capable of bearing arms ... the Second Amendment is part of the Supreme Court's ...

• Word Count: 2394
• Approx Pages: 10
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• Grade Level: High School

... freedom of movement was guaranteed, and procedures for the trials of accused criminals were outlined. The articles established a national legislature called the Congress, consisting of two to seven delegates from each state; each state had ... most treaties except those of peace were concerned with trade. The fourth weakness ensured the demise of the Confederation by making it too difficult to correct the first three (Story 49-50). Congress soon found itself ... the constitution of the Federal Government adequate to the exigencies of the Union. As a result the Constitutional Convention ...

• Word Count: 1442
• Approx Pages: 6
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