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111Twelfth 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… …
112History of the United States House of Representatives — The United States House of Representatives is one of two chambers of the United States Congress. The House, like its Senate counterpart, was created in the United States Constitution of 1787, but its origins lie in the years before the American… …
113List 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… …
114History 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… …
115List of the Catholic cathedrals of the United States — The following is a List of the Catholic cathedrals in the United States. The Catholic Church in the United States, informally known as the American Catholic Church, comprises ecclesiastical territories called dioceses led by prelate bishops. Each …
116Privacy 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… …
117List of individuals executed by the United States military — The military of the United States executed 160 soldiers and other members of the armed forces between 1942 and 1961 (these figures do not include German prisoners of war, war criminals and saboteurs executed by military authorities between 1942… …
118Tenth 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… …
119Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution — The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution officially abolished and continues to prohibit slavery, and with limited exceptions, such as those convicted of a crime, prohibits involuntary servitude. It was adopted on December 6,… …
120Gulf Coast of the United States — The Gulf Coast region of the United States comprises the coasts of states which border the Gulf of Mexico. The states of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida are known as the Gulf States. All Gulf States are located in the Southern …
