U.S. Constitution

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These are words used in the Constitution of the United States of America.
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  1. amendment
    a statement that is added to a proposal or document
    http://www.conservapedia.com/Amendment An Amendment is a proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both.
  2. Congress
    the legislature of the United States government
    http://www.conservapedia.com/Congress Congress (a word derived from the Latin "congressum", from "congredior", meaning "to come together") is the term for the legislative body of the United States of America ...
  3. constitution
    the act of forming or establishing something
    http://www.conservapedia.com/United_States_Constitution The United States Constitution is the supreme legal text that formed the framework of the current United States government.
  4. House of Representatives
    the lower legislative assembly of the United States Congress
    http://www.conservapedia.com/House_of_Representatives The House of Representatives, often referred to as just "The House", is the lower chamber of Congress in which representatives of each state in the union ...
  5. justice
    the quality of being fair, reasonable, or impartial
    http://www.conservapedia.com/Justice Justice is the attribute of fairness, especially in a court of law.
  6. legislative
    relating to a lawmaking assembly
  7. liberty
    freedom of choice
  8. people
    any group of human beings collectively
  9. posterity
    all future generations
  10. power
    possession of the qualities required to do something
  11. Senate
    the upper house of the United States Congress
  12. tranquility
    an untroubled state that is free from disturbances
  13. United States
    North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
  14. Union
    the United States
  15. welfare
    something that aids or promotes well-being
Created on Wed Sep 24 11:26:28 EDT 2008 (updated Thu Sep 25 11:48:51 EDT 2008)

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