Nov 5, 2019 | The Informed Citizen
The 27th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which is the last one to be added to the document, states: “No law varying the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives, shall take effect, until an election of Representatives shall have...
Nov 4, 2019 | The Informed Citizen
The United States was born in rebellion, so it is fitting that the origins of the nation’s capital can be traced back to a rebellion as well. In 1783, while the Continental Congress was meeting in Philadelphia, 400 soldiers who were angry over not being paid for their...
Nov 1, 2019 | The Informed Citizen
It has been called a failed experiment, as well as a “noble experiment” depending on which side of the issue you favor. The “experiment” was Prohibition, a nationwide ban on the production, importation and sale of alcoholic beverages. It was achieved by the...
Oct 31, 2019 | The Informed Citizen
Nothing may be more complicated (or snooze-worthy) than a discussion of taxes, but that is what the 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is all about. The Amendment states: “The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source...
Oct 30, 2019 | The Informed Citizen
After the Civil War, the United States was faced with the problem of how to incorporate four million newly freed people into a society that saw them as less than. For its part, Congress passed three amendments designed to protect the rights of former slaves. Known as...
Oct 28, 2019 | The Informed Citizen
Frederick Douglass, a former slave who became the most well known African American leader of the 1800s, called slavery “the great sin and shame of America.” The United States still grapples with that shame today. The Transatlantic Slave Trade dates back to the 15th...
