Name: 17th Amendment Debate: Reclaiming State Sovereignty by Jeremy Nelson 22
Duration: 11 min 17 s
Description: No issue was more important to the Framers of the U. S. Constitution than the balance of power between the states and the new federal government. The debates surrounding representation ultimately led to a compromise which created an entirely new kind of government.

Who Makes the Laws for the United States?

Religious Freedom in the United States

Monetary Reform: A Plan to solve Our Financial Crisis

Monetary Reform

No issue was more important to the Framers of the U. S. Constitution than the balance of power between the states and the new federal government. The debates surrounding representation ultimately led to a compromise which created an entirely new kind of government.

17th Amendment Debate: Reclaiming State Sovereignty

The American Founding Fathers envisioned a very different monetary system than the one we have today. This article explores the origin of our current money system, who is behind it, and why Congress bought into it without constitutional authority.

Federal Reserve System

The "redress of grievances" component of the first amendment emphasizes the right of the people to bring their complaints or concerns to the government. It essentially means that citizens have the right to seek remedies or solutions for their grievances from the government without fear of retribution.

Redress Of Grievances

Article V provides two ways for the Constitution to be amended. The first is through a Congressional Proposal. The second method is through a Convention of the States, also known as an Article V Convention.

Article V - How Amendment Process Works

This article breaks down each provision in the Fourteenth Amendment to discover its meaning and explore the history behind it. Our purpose is to understand why it was added and how it applies to us today.

Understanding the Fourteenth Amendment

The narrative of voting rights in America unfolds like a gripping saga, complete with triumphs and setbacks. We can trace the evolution of suffrage from its humble beginnings in the early 1600s to its zenith in 1971.

Voting - Rights - In - America

The “Property Clause” delegates to Congress the “Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States”

17th Amendment Debate: Reclaiming State Sovereignty

Jeremy Nelson 22

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