My Country – Copyright On May 21, 1790, President George Washington signed the first copyright law for the new United States. Originally, each state had its own laws, except Delaware. At the Constitutional Convention, several...
My Country – Treason The word treason gets thrown around way too often. But what exactly does the Constitution consider treason? Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them,...
My Country – When Rhode Island Ratified the Constitution Today, we take for granted the fact that many did not like the Constitution. We always paint the Founding Fathers with a broad brush as...
My Country – Suspension of Habeas Corpus The Habeas Corpus Act of 1679 did not mention how the government could suspend the writ of habeas corpus. However, Article I, Section 9 of the US...
My Country – The Habeas Corpus Act of 1679 In 1215, Article 39 of Magna Carta read: “No freeman shall be taken or imprisoned or disseised or exiled or in any way destroyed, nor...
My Country – Douglas C. Macintosh Born in Canada, Douglas C. Macintosh went to the University of Chicago and then studied theology at Yale. During World War I, he served as a chaplain...
My Country – Land Grant Colleges Our country has had a history at this point (as of 1862) of granting land to entities. First, we explored how townships had a designated public school component...
My Country – The Homestead Act In May 1862, President Lincoln signed a law that changed the basic American land policy. The Homestead Act opened up settlement in the western United States. Any American,...
My Country – The Land Ordinance of 1785 On May 20, 1785, the Continental Congress passed a law providing for the surveying and selling of public lands. It provided that Lot 16 of every...
My Country – Building Our Railroad System Whenever we get stuck on the wrong side of the railroad tracks, no one considers how they were built. We sit, turn off our car, and wait....
