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Eminent Domain
The property of subjects is under the eminent domain of the state, so that the state or he who acts for it may use and even alienate and destroy such property, not only in the case of extreme necessity, in which even private persons have a right over the property of others, but for ends of public utility, to which ends those who founded civil society must be supposed to have intended that private ends should give way..." -
John Trumbull Sr.
He was one of few goveners who served in a pre-revolutionary colonie and a post-revolutionary state. He was very good friends with General Washington. -
John Witherspoon
He represented New Jersey in the signing of the Declaration of Independence. He was the only college president. to sign the Declaration of Independence. He came to support the Revolution when the British started changing their ways to what he left Scottland for. -
John Hancock
He was known as a merchant, smuggler, statesman, and prominent Patriot of the American Revolution. He was president of the second continental congress. He is known most famously by his large signature at the base of the Declaration of Independence. -
Charles Carroll
Only Catholic who siged the Declaration of Independence. He was the Maryland Representative in the Continental Congress and on the signing of the Declaration of Independence. -
John Jay
He signed the Treaty of Paris and was the first Cheif Justice of the United States. Represented New York in the signing of the Declaration of Independence. He served as the Ambasitor to Spain. He contributed to most foreign affairs in his time. -
John Peter Muhlenberg
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declaration of independence
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E Pluribus Unum
E Pluribus Unum is the official motto of the US. It was appointed on July 4th, 1776 by Congress. It means "Out of many, One". This is found on the Seal of the US and on most current and past currency. The phrase means out of many different ethnicities, races, and people, we all come together as one nation. -
US Constitution
Since it has been ratified in 1789, it has been amended only 27 times. The first 10 amendments, Bill of rights, address person rights of liberty and freedom, whereas the other seventeen address more federal laws and issues. With only seven articles and 27 amendments, and only five pages, it is the shortest constitution in force. -
bills of rights
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Fifth amendment
The fifth amendment does many things including:
Right to a Grand jury
Deciding if the crime in infamous
Double Jepardy
Protecting from Self-Incrimination ("I plead the fifth")
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Alex de Tocqueville and his Five Principles
He was a Frenchman who came to observe the government of the US to help the French. In turn he taught us these 5 values:
"Liberty can not be established without morality, nor morality without faith."
"The more alike men are, the weaker each feels in the face of all."
"Each individual allows himself to be clapped in chains because that the other end of the chain is held not by a man nor a class but by the people themselves."
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Benjamin Rush
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"In God We Trust"
"In God We Trust" was adopted in 1956 to replace "E Pluribus Unum" as the US official motto. It appears on the back of the US $20 bill. Athiests have made present their opinion towards the subject and have tried to have it removed many times and on multiple occacions.
