Constitutional Roles of the President and Federal Judiciary
The text outlines presidential powers including pardons treaty making appointing ambassadors and veto power with two thirds senate approval and the duty to report the state of the Union and execute laws. It also notes impeachment and removal for treason bribery or high crimes and misdemeanors and describes the judiciary with a Supreme Court and inferior courts established by Congress and judges serving during good behavior.
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Federal Army and Navy
United States
Senate
Supreme Court
Congress
Union
Judicial Department
Cal
Legislative Department
House
House of Representatives
The Constitution of the United States as a living charter
John Dickinson Sherman surveys the Constitution's enduring role from its origins in Philadelphia 1787 to its modern home in the Library of Congress. He notes the document's federal structure, separation of powers, key articles and amendments, and ongoing drives to expand civic education and constitutional rights.
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United States of America
American
Virginia
Connecticut
Congress
Philadelphia
Rhode Island
Washington
Hamilton
Morris
Wilson
Ning
Madison
Franklin
Sherman
Pinckney
Elsworth
Randolph
Mason
Gerry
Lansing
Patterson
Dickinson
Yates
North Carolina
Coolidge
Library of Congress
United States
July Second and the Birth of American Independence
July 2 1776 marks a pivotal moment as Richard Henry Lee’s resolutions were passed in the Continental Congress. John Adams supported them. Caesar Rodney’s urgent ride to Philadelphia helped secure a pivotal vote. July 4 saw the Declaration largely drafted by Jefferson adopted.
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Richard Henry Lee
Continental Congress
Great Britain
John Adams
Lee
United Colonies
Thomas Jefferson
Caesar Rodney
Delaware
Rodney
Philadelphia
Friends of the
Bolivar the Liberator in a Portrait of Ambition and Blood
A vivid chronicle of Simon Bolivar from his youthful duel with Ferdinand to his decades of war for liberty in South America. The piece highlights his bold proclamations and brutal campaigns, the influx of foreign troops, brutal massacres, and the ultimate myth of his heroic stature unraveling as republics form and falter.
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Spain
Ferdinand
Prince of the Asturias
Don Ferdinand
Bolivar
Lberty
South America
Napoleon
Brother Joseph
Venezuela
George
London
Miranda
Andes
New Republic
Republic
Simon Bolivar
General Miranda
Colombia
Magdalena Valley
America
Iberator
la Guayra
Orinoco River
Manos
Self Boves
Morales
Boves
Carabobo
Europe
Spanish America
Paramo
Rook
Boyaca
British Legion
Ecuador
Peru
Bolivia
Wheat Yield Growth Through English History
The English have raised wheat output over three centuries, with an average gain of about eight bushels per acre per century, totaling significant increases in yield across the period.
French Leave Origin and Social Attitudes
The term French leave means departing a gathering without saying goodbye. It traces to an 18th century French fad and spread to England among Paris imitators. In society, some praised quiet exits to avoid disturbance, while conservatives mocked the practice as outrageous.
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France
England
Paris
Not Well Since Three Years Old
Mrs. J. C. Dacus of Little Rock Arkansas suffered a chronic otitis form of catarrh since childhood with offensive discharge. After using Pe runa and La cu pia she reports relief and removal of odor following three bottles of each remedy. Catarrh treatment is suggested as Pe runa reaches the condition.
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J. C. Dacus
Booker St
Little Rock
Ark
Quebec Awards 10000 Tree Planting Contract for Highways
Quebec awards a contract to Pollette nursery to plant 10000 trees along the Montreal Quebec highway with 5000 to be planted this spring and 5000 next fall. This adds to 2000 trees planned by lands and forest department for roads. A total of 200000 plants will be needed to improve western province highways.
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Quebec
Montreal-Quebec
Pollette
Highwaya4
Roads
Lands and Forest Department
Roads Department
Boxes in the church post office riddle shocks Indianapolis
A bewildered colored man asked for boxes at the First Baptist church on Vermont and Meridian streets after exiting the pastor's secretary office. The man claimed he sought the post office in the church, saying this was where the boxes were.
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First Baptist Church
Vermont
Meridian Streets
Indianapolis
Japan's Land Area and Population Compared to the United States
Japan reports a land area of 147 655 square miles and a population near 56 million, about one twenty fourth of the U S land size and about half as many people as the United States.
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Japan
United States
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