President Buchanan had promised the people of Kansas that they would have a fair chance to vote on their constitution.

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It said each of the states needed a new constitution that protected the voting rights of all black men.

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"Every member of every northern legislature, " Webster said, "has sworn to support the constitution of the United States.

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He vetoed a number of programs that he thought interfered with rights given to the states by the Constitution.

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So the controversy is how do you do that." He says the current debate has deep roots in the Constitution.

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And it said each southern state must approve an amendment to the United States Constitution that gave citizenship to blacks.

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In exchange for this, Sherman said the president would recognize state governments in the south which promised to support the Constitution.

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And he said the people must be given a fair chance to approve or reject a constitution for statehood.

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He said he was hopeful that the convention would offer its constitution to the people for their approval or rejection.

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One of the demands of the Muslim Brotherhood is to change the constitution to involve parliament in appointing prime ministers.

VOA: special.2011.02.05

Under the United States Constitution, the House of Representatives has the power to bring charges against the president.

VOA: special.2010.01.28

Yet the passage of these three amendments to the Constitution was still a historic step in making blacks full and equal citizens.

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So the people of Kansas got another chance to show that they did not want a pro-slavery constitution.

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America's constitution says federal troops cannot be sent to a state unless the state government asks for them.

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