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How many delegates eventually signed the Declaration of Independence? - 56 over the course of several weeks. The vote to break away from Great Britian passed on July 2, 1776 and the Declaration was o …

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For hundreds of years the American colonies were under the rule of the British parliament, thousands of miles apart from each other. With increasing corruption on the part of the British crown and the …

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To read about the United States Bill of Rights there is a section we wrote that gives a summary and description of each of the ten amendments that comprise it. It is found at our site called Bounce Ba …

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2-minute readThe powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.Ratified December 15, 1 …

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2 minute readNinth Amendment: “The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.” It can also mean that this rig …

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“Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.”SummaryThe three clauses of the Eight Amendment are “Excessive bail”, “’Excessive fin …

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