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United States Constitution
Also known as: United States Constitution, U.S. Constitution
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'The Lehman Trilogy' and Wall Street's Debt to Slavery reparationscomm.org Nov 10, 2021 4 facts
referenceThe United States Constitution's 'three-fifths clause' mandated that the decennial census count 'the whole number of free Persons' and 'three fifths of all other Persons' for the purpose of political apportionment, while excluding Native Americans.
claimThe U.S. Constitution's "three-fifths clause" was established for the purpose of political apportionment based on the decennial census.
perspectiveThe author asserts that the 'three-fifths clause' of the United States Constitution did not grant humanity to enslaved people but merely counted a proportion of them as bodies for the census.
claimThe U.S. Constitution mandated that Congressional representation be based on the "whole number of free Persons" and "three fifths of all other Persons" in each state, excluding Native Americans.
History of forced labor in the United States - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 3 facts
claimThe Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibited involuntary servitude, including peonage, for all individuals except for convicted criminals.
claimThe Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides the legal basis for convict leasing by abolishing slavery and involuntary servitude generally, while expressly permitting it as a punishment for a crime.
claimWhen the United States Constitution was ratified in 1789, a relatively small number of free people of color were among the voting citizens.
Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Brown University slaveryandjusticereport.brown.edu 2 facts
claimThe United States Constitution did not preclude legislation prohibiting American citizens from trafficking slaves to foreign ports, a fact confirmed by James Madison to Moses Brown.
claimThe United States Constitution prohibited Congress from interfering with the slave trade into U.S. ports for twenty years, until 1807.
The Role of Taxation in Family Inequality: Possibilities for Reform ncfr.org Dec 20, 2024 1 fact
claimThe 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1913, established the legal basis for the federal government to collect taxes on individual and family income and wealth.
Editorials Supporting an Iran Nuclear Deal, January - September 2015 armscontrol.org 1 fact
perspectiveThe Anniston Star editorialized on March 11, 2015, that the 47 U.S. senators who signed the letter to Iran's political leaders condescendingly attempted to lecture Iran’s leadership on the U.S. Constitution while trampling on the constitutionally defined roles of the president and Congress in foreign affairs.
History of tariffs in the United States - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 1 fact
claimThe United States Constitution prohibits tariffs between states, ensuring that all domestically made products can be imported or shipped to another state tax-free.
US Tariff Shift: Key Implications and Considerations conference-board.org Apr 11, 2025 1 fact
referenceThe U.S. Constitution grants Congress the authority to regulate commerce with foreign nations and to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises.