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81Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution — The Eighth Amendment (Amendment VIII) to the United States Constitution is part of the United States Bill of Rights which took effect in 1791. The amendment prohibits the federal government from imposing excessive bail, excessive fines, and cruel …
82Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution — The Twenty fifth Amendment (Amendment XXV) to the United States Constitution partially replaced the ambiguous wording of Article II, Section 1, Clause 6 of the Constitution, which deals with succession to the Presidency, and establishes… …
83History of the United States (1849–1865) — The History of the United States (1849 1865) included the American Civil War and the turbulent years leading up to it, which included many events that were critical in its origins.The California Gold Rush of 1849 brought the issues raised by the… …
84List of Presidents of the United States — The President of the United States is the head of state and the head of government of the United States. As chief of the executive branch and head of the federal government as a whole, the Presidency is the highest political official position in… …
85History of street lighting in the United States — The use of street lighting was first recorded in the Arab Empire from the 9th 10th centuries, [Fielding H. Garrison, History of Medicine :quote| The Saracens themselves were the originators not only of algebra, chemistry, and geology, but of many …
86Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution — The Twelfth Amendment (Amendment XII) to the United States Constitution provides the procedure by which the President and Vice President are elected. It replaced the procedure under Article II, Section 1, Clause 3, which demonstrated problems in… …
87List of signatories of the United States Constitution — The signatures of the United States Constitution were the 39 delegates at the Constitutional Convention, led by George Washington, who signed the United States Constitution on September 17, 1787 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. No delegate from… …
88History of the United States Senate — The United States Senate has a history of approximately 220 years as the upper house of the United States Congress, being described in the United States Constitution in 1787 and first convened in 1789.For the current Senate see United States… …
89Privacy laws of the United States — United States privacy laws embody several different legal concepts. One is the invasion of privacy , a tort based in common law allowing an aggrieved party to bring a lawsuit against an individual who unlawfully intrudes into his or her private… …
90Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution — The Tenth Amendment (Amendment X) of the United States Constitution, which is part of the Bill of Rights, was ratified on December 15, 1791.TextHistory and case lawThe Tenth Amendment is similar to an earlier provision of the Articles of… …
