United States Declaration of Independence
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Preamble
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1776
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We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal [...]
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Preamble
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1776
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[...] that they are endowed with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness. [...]
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Indictment
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1776
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The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations. [...]
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Conclusion
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1776
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We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, [...] do solemnly publish and declare, That these united Colonies are [...] free and independent
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United States Constitution
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Preamble
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1788
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We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union [...]
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Article 1
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1788
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All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congres of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives
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Article 2
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1788
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No Person [...] shall be eligible to the Office of President [...] who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty five years [...]
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Article 2
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1788
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The President shall be commander in chief of the Army and Navy of the United States [...]
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Article 3
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1788
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The judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court, [...]
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Article 5
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1788
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The Congress, whenever two thirds of both houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose amendments to this Constitution, [...]
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Bill of Rights
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First
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1791
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Congress shall not make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; [...]
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Second
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1791
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A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed
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Thirteenth
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1865
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Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude [...] shall exist within the United States [...]
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Eighteenth
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1919
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[...] the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors [...] is hereby prohibited
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Twentieth
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1920
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The terms of the President and Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, [...]
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Nineteenth
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1920
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The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied [...] on account of sex
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Twenty-second
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1951
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No person shall be elected to the office of President more than twice, [...]
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Twenty-sixth
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1971
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The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied [...] on account of age
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