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The Federalist Papers: Federalist No. 83

by AlexanderHamilton, JamesMadison and JohnJayFederalist No. 82Federalist No. 84Federalist No. 83 The Judiciary Continued in Relation to Trial by Jury To the People of the State of New…

Myra C. Selby Biography

Myra C. Selbyattorney, former state supreme court justiceBorn: 7/1/1955Birthplace: Saginaw, Mich. Selby served as an associate justice on the Indiana Supreme Court from Jan. 1995 to Oct. 1999…

Marcia L. FUDGE, Congress, OH (1952)

FUDGE Marcia L. , a Representative from Ohio; born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, October 29, 1952; graduated from Shaker Heights High School, Shaker Heights, Ohio, 1971; B.S., Ohio State…

James Richard BUCKLEY, Congress, IL (1870-1945)

BUCKLEY James Richard , a Representative from Illinois; born in Chicago, Ill., November 18, 1870; attended the public and parochial schools and Christian Brothers' Commercial Academy; engaged in…

Buying a Home

Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.Shopping for a Loan Your choice of a lender and type of loan will influence not only your settlement costs, but also the monthly cost…

centumviri

(Encyclopedia) centumviricentumvirisĕntŭmˈvĭrī [key] [Lat.,=a hundred men], in ancient Rome, law court of a varying number of members representing each Roman tribe that heard civil cases involving…

Slaughterhouse Cases

(Encyclopedia) Slaughterhouse Cases, cases decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1873. In 1869 the Louisiana legislature granted a 25-year monopoly to a slaughterhouse concern in New Orleans for the…

Yurok

(Encyclopedia) YurokYuroky&oobreve;rˈŏk [key], Native North Americans who in the mid-19th cent. occupied parts of NW California, particularly the area around the Klamath River. They were of the…

The Federalist Papers: Federalist No. 12

by AlexanderHamilton, JamesMadison and JohnJayFederalist No. 11Federalist No. 13Federalist No. 12 The Utility of the Union In Respect to Revenue To the People of the State of New York…

Declaration of the Rights of Man

Approved by the National Assembly of France, August 26, 1789The representatives of the French people, organized as a National Assembly, believing that the ignorance, neglect, or contempt of…