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Rufus King (March 24, 1755 – April 29, 1827) was an American Founding Father, lawyer, politician, and diplomat.He was a delegate from Massachusetts to the Continental Congress and the Philadelphia Convention and was one of the signers of the United States Constitution in 1787.
no popular vote: 7 no popular vote — — — New York [b] 12 no popular vote: 12 no popular vote — — — North Carolina 12 no data: 1 no data: 11 — — Pennsylvania 15 12,217 49.8 1 12,306 50.2 14 -89 -0.4 24,523 Rhode Island [b] 4 no popular vote: 4 no popular vote — — — South Carolina [b] 8 no popular vote — no popular vote: 8 ...
The list of Founding Fathers is often expanded to include the signers of the Declaration of Independence and individuals who later approved the U.S. Constitution. [2] Some scholars regard all delegates to the Constitutional Convention as Founding Fathers whether they approved the Constitution or not.
The American Civil Rights Movement, through such events as the Selma to Montgomery marches and Freedom Summer in Mississippi, gained passage by the United States Congress of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which authorized federal oversight of voter registration and election practices and other enforcement of voting rights. Congress passed the ...
Gouverneur Morris (/ ɡ ʌ v ər n ɪər ˈ m ɒr ɪ s / guh-vər-NEER MOR-ris; [1] January 31, 1752 – November 6, 1816) was an American statesman, a Founding Father of the United States, and a signatory to the Articles of Confederation and the United States Constitution.
The Constitution is the supreme law of our land. Our forefathers created three equal branches - two were political, the legislative and executive branches. They make their decisions based on ...
Iowa restores the voting rights of felons who completed their prison sentences. [60] Nebraska ends lifetime disenfranchisement of people with felonies but adds a five-year waiting period. [63] 2006. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was extended for the fourth time by President George W. Bush, being the second extension of 25 years. [65]
The founding fathers thought that democracy was impossible without having virtuous citizens. “Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom,” Benjamin Franklin once said. “As nations become ...