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Battle for the Constitution: Week of September 27th, 2021 Roundup

by NCC Staff

Here is a round-up of the latest from the Battle for the Constitution: a special project on the constitutional debates in…

Battle for the Constitution: Week of September 27th, 2021 Roundup
The Evolution of Voting Rights in America

by Angelys Torres McBride

The right to vote has long been considered one of the cherished freedoms key to American democracy. But voting rights in general…

The Evolution of Voting Rights in America
Happy birthday, 20th and 24th Amendments

by NCC Staff

Today we celebrate the ratification of not one, but two constitutional amendments: the 20th Amendment (ratified January 23, 1933)…

Happy birthday, 20th and 24th Amendments
Happy birthday, 15th and 16th Amendments

by NCC Staff

Today we celebrate a constitutional ratification twofer: the 15th Amendment (ratified February 3, 1870) and the 16th Amendment…

Happy birthday, 15th and 16th Amendments
Interactive Constitution: The Twenty-Fourth Amendment

by Deborah Archer and Derek Muller

Deborah N. Archer and Derek T. Muller look at how Congress passed the Twenty-Fourth Amendment in 1962, abolishing poll taxes in…

Interactive Constitution: The Twenty-Fourth Amendment