Civil rights groups say more than five million people are denied the right to vote in the United States because of past felony convictions.

VOA: standard.2010.03.25

The Seventh Amendment gives the same right in civil cases that involve more than a small amount of money.

VOA: special.2009.08.31

The Civil War began in eighteen sixty-one as a struggle over the right of states to leave the Union.

VOA: special.2009.10.08