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  • The Constitution of The United States: A 24 - by 36-Inch Print in Easy-To-Read Modern Type

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    Dustin Tyler Joyce
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    A brochure highlighting features of a print of the full text of the U.S. Constitution, including the original nine articles, the ten amendments comprising the Bill of Rights, and the seventeen other amendments, all beautifully typeset in readable, modern type with footnotes, cross references, and annotations.

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    A brochure highlighting features of a print of the full text of the U.S. Constitution, including the original nine articles, the ten amendments comprising the Bill of Rights, and the seventeen other amendments, all beautifully typeset in readable, modern type with footnotes, cross references, and annotations.

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    123 vues3 pages

    The Constitution of The United States: A 24 - by 36-Inch Print in Easy-To-Read Modern Type

    Transféré par

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    A brochure highlighting features of a print of the full text of the U.S. Constitution, including the original nine articles, the ten amendments comprising the Bill of Rights, and the seventeen other amendments, all beautifully typeset in readable, modern type with footnotes, cross references, and annotations.

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    notes
    a. A portion of article I, section 2, was modified by
    amendment XIV, section 2, in 1868.
    b. This apportionment was rendered obsolete by
    the census prescribed by this section.
    c. A portion of article I, section 3, was modified by
    amendment XVII in 1913.
    d. A portion of article I, section 4, was modified by
    amendment XX, section 2, in 1933.
    e. A portion of article I, section 9, was modified by
    amendment XVI in 1913.
    f. A portion of article II, section 1, was superseded
    by amendment XII in 1804.
    g. Article II, section 1, was affected by
    amendment XXV in 1967.
    h. Article III, section 2, was modified by
    amendment XI in 1795.
    i. A portion of article IV, section 2, was superseded
    by amendment XIII in 1865.
    j. A portion of amendment XII was superseded by
    amendment XX, section 3, in 1933.
    k. A portion of amendment XIV, section 2, was
    changed by amendment XXVI, section 1, in 1971.
    This is the text of the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the other amendments
    as transcribed by the National Archives and Records Administration.
    Design Dustin Tyler Joyce | dtjoyce.com
    August 2015 edition

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    a. A portion of article I, section 2, was modified by


    amendment XIV, section 2, in 1868.
    b. This apportionment was rendered obsolete by
    the census prescribed by this section.

    c. A portion of article I, section 3, was modified by


    amendment XVII in 1913.

    d. A portion of article I, section 4, was modified by


    amendment XX, section 2, in 1933.
    e. A portion of article I, section 9, was modified by
    amendment XVI in 1913.
    f. A portion of article II, section 1, was superseded
    by amendment XII in 1804.
    g. Article II, section 1, was affected by
    amendment XXV in 1967.

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    amendment XI in 1795.

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    by amendment XIII in 1865.
    j. A portion of amendment XII was superseded by
    amendment XX, section 3, in 1933.

    k. A portion of amendment XIV, section 2, was


    changed by amendment XXVI, section 1, in 1971.

    This is the text of the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the other amendments
    as transcribed by the National Archives and Records Administration.
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