Library of Congress - Browse | Constitution Annotated The Constitution Annotated provides a legal analysis and interpretation of the United States Constitution based on a comprehensive review of Supreme Court case law
Federalism and the Constitution | Constitution Annotated | Congress. gov . . . Another basic concept embodied in the Constitution is federalism, which refers to the division and sharing of power between the national and state governments 1 By allocating power among state and federal governments, the Framers sought to establish a unified national government of limited powers while maintaining a distinct sphere of autonomy in which state governments could exercise a
Ratification of Amendments to the Constitution Generally | Constitution . . . The essays that follow discuss the ratification of the amendments to the Constitution of the United States of America along with the text of the amendments (literal print) In Dillon v Gloss, 256 U S 368 (1921), the Supreme Court stated that it would take judicial notice of the date on which a state ratified a proposed constitution al amendment Accordingly the Court consulted the state