Nov 4, 2019 | The Informed Citizen
by Jodi L. Miller 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...
Nov 1, 2019 | The Informed Citizen
by Jodi L. Miller 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...
Oct 31, 2019 | The Informed Citizen
by Jodi L. Miller 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...
Oct 30, 2019 | The Informed Citizen
by Jodi L. Miller 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...
Oct 28, 2019 | The Informed Citizen
by Jodi L. Miller 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...
Oct 25, 2019 | The Informed Citizen
by Jodi L. Miller The Bill of Rights hadn’t been in place that long when another amendment to the U.S. Constitution was added. The 11th Amendment, ratified on February 7, 1795, states: “The Judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any...
