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UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION |
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The
Constitution of the United States (From: Living Documents of
American History)
--The Bill of Rights
--Amendments
to the Constitution |
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The New United States of America Adopted the Bill of Rights
(From: America's Story) |
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The "Reconstruction Amendment"
"14th Amendment to the Constitution Was Ratified"
(From: America's Story) |
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The 24th Amendment Ended the Poll Tax (From: America's Story) |
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Hot Debate, Hard Compromises Marked U.S. Constitutional Process《USINFO》 |
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Constitutionalism (From: Principles of
Democracy-13) |
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Constitutionalism: America & Beyond (From: Democracy Papers-2) |
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Constitutionalism in the Muslim World: A Conversation
with Noah Feldman (From:
CONSTITUTIONALISM AND EMERGING DEMOCRACIES U.S. Department of
State E-Journal March 2004) |
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Toward Constitutional Democracy Around the World: An American
Perspective (From:
CONSTITUTIONALISM AND EMERGING DEMOCRACIES U.S. Department of
State E-Journal March 2004) |
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About
America: The Constitution of the United States of America With
Explanatory Notes U.S. Dept. of State Publication |
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U.S. LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE |
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How Our Laws are Made
U. S. House of Representatives |
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Enactment of a Law
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Outline of the US Legal
System U.S. Dept. of State Publication |
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Tracking Current Federal
Legislation and Regulations: A Guide to Basic Sources.
Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress
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The Legislative Process -Tying it All Together
U.S. House of Representatives
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A Brief Introduction to the Federal Budget Process |
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Legislative Procedure in Congress: Basic Sources for
Congressional Staff.
Congressional Research Service, updated August 28, 2003. |
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U.S. Legislative Procedure. Dept. of State |
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MAJOR
SELECTED LAWS |
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Selected Laws |
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The
Declaration of Independence (From:
Living Documents of American
History) |
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The Virginia Bill
of Rights (From: Living Documents of American History) |
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The Virginia
Statute of Religious Liberty (From: Living Documents of American
History) |
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The
Northwest Ordinance) (From: Living Documents of American
History) |
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The Judiciary Act of 1789. (From:
Basic Readings in U.S. Democracy) |
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Massachusetts Personal Liberty Act, 1855 (From: Basic Readings
in U.S. Democracy) |
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The Homestead Act Went Into Effect, May 20, 1862
(From:
America's Story)
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Morrill Act, 1862 (From: Basic Readings in U.S. Democracy) |
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Pendleton Act, 1883
(From: Basic Readings in U.S. Democracy) |
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Expedition
Act (From: America's Story) |
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Americans With Disabilities Act Transforms Lives 《USINFO》 |
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RULE OF
LAW |
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Rule of Law: Dept. of State
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The Rule of Law
(From:
Principles of Democracy─8) |
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The Rule of Law Provides Foundation for Democracy 《USINFO》 |
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Equal Protection Essential Component of Rule of Law 《USINFO》 |
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Civil Liberties Key Component of Rule of Law 《USINFO》 |
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Human Rights and Law VOA Special English
Download Audio-MP3 and Listen in RealAudio available. |
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LINKS
TO U.S. LAW RESOURCES |
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Code of Federal
Regulations |
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GPOAccess |
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Thomas - Legislation on the Internet |
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U.S. Code |
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A Century of Lawmaking for a New
Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1873 |
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FedLaw |
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FindLaw: Internet Legal Resources
Internet guide to U.S. case law, law codes, lawyers, law schoolds, legal organizations,
and substantial information on more than 30 major areas of the law. |
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Lawcrawler |
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Lectric Law Library |
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Legal Information Institute |
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Legal Resources on the Internet |
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Meta-Index for U.S. Legal Research |
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Laws and Regulations |
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Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics |
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The US Judicial Branch |
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COURTS - |
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The Supreme Court and
Civil Rights (From:
About America: How the United States Is Governed) US Dept. of
State Publication |
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The Supreme Court of the United States: Highest Court in the Land
US Dept. of State E-Journal April 2005 |
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Justice
For All: The Legacy of Thurgood Marshall US Dept. of State
Publication |
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How U.S.
Courts Work |
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The Federal Court Locator |
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Federal Courts |
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Federal
Judicial Center |
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Fedworld/FLITE Supreme Court Decisions |
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Findlaw: Supreme Court Opinions |
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Martindale-Hubbell Directory
of Attorneys |
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INTERNATIONAL TREATIES AND ACCORDS |
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Focus
on: Intellectual Property Rights
U.S. Dept. of State Publication |
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Intellectual Property Rights |
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Other Treaties |
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Controlling the World's Most Dangerous Weapon
How to Strengthen the NPT
(From:
Today's Nuclear Equation, U.S. Dept. of State E-Journal March
2005) |
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International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear
Terrorism |
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LINKS
TO TREATIES RESOURCES |
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ASIL Guide
to Electronic Resources on International Laws: Treaties |
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Multilaterals Project |
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United
Nations Treaty Collection |
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U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency Treaties |
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Internet Law Library: Treaties and International Law |
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U.S. Trade Representative
Trade
Agreements |
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World
Trade Organization |
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U.S. STATE
LAWS |
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State Net
State Net tracks tens of
thousands of bills in all 50 states, US Congress, and the District
of Columbia, at any given time. Here's a snapshot of what's in the
legislative works. |
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StateLaw - State Government and Legislative Information |
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National Conference of State
Legislatures (NCSLNet) |
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State Statutes
Links to full text of state statutes, constitutions and other
legislative resources. |
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State Statutes by Topic |
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