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marwatone Monday, April 28, 2008 06:17 AM

All about U.S.A.
 
[B][CENTER][FONT="Times New Roman"][SIZE="6"][COLOR="Blue"][U]U.S State Nicknames[/U][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/CENTER][/B]



[B][COLOR="Blue"]State[/COLOR][/B]---------------------------------[COLOR="Blue"][B]Nickname[/B][/COLOR]

[B]Alabama[/B]------------------------Yellow hammer State

[B]Alaska[/B]--------------------------“The Last Frontier” or “Land of the Midnight Sun”

[B]Arizona[/B]-------------------------Grand Canyon State

[B]Arkansas[/B]-----------------------The Natural State

[B]California[/B]-----------------------Golden State

[B]Colorado[/B]-----------------------Centennial State

[B]Connecticut[/B]--------------------Constitution State (official, 1959); Nutmeg State

[B]Delaware[/B]-----------------------Diamond State; First State; Small Wonder

[B]Florida[/B]-------------------------Sunshine State

[B]Georgia[/B]------------------------Peach State, Empire State of the South

[B]Hawaii[/B]-------------------------Aloha State

[B]Idaho[/B]--------------------------Gem State

[B]Illinois[/B]--------------------------Prairie State

[B]Indiana[/B]-------------------------Hoosier State

[B]Iowa[/B]---------------------------Hawk eye State

[B]Kansas[/B]-------------------------Sunflower State; Jay hawk State

[B]Kentucky[/B]-----------------------Bluegrass State

[B]Louisiana[/B]-----------------------Pelican State

[B]Maine[/B]--------------------------Pine Tree State

[B]Maryland[/B]-----------------------Free State; Old Line State

[B]Massachusetts[/B]-----------------Bay State; Old Colony State

[B]Michigan[/B]-----------------------Wolverine State

[B]Minnesota[/B]----------------------North Star State; Gopher State; Land of 10,000 Lakes

[B]Mississippi[/B]----------------------Magnolia State

[B]Missouri[/B]------------------------Show-me State

[B]Montana[/B]-----------------------Treasure State

[B]Nebraska[/B]-----------------------Corn husker State (1945); Beef State

[B]Nevada[/B]-------------------------Sagebrush State; Silver State; Battle Born State

[B]New Hampshire[/B]-----------------Granite State

[B]New Jersey[/B]---------------------Garden State

[B]New Mexico[/B]---------------------Land of Enchantment

[B]New York[/B]-----------------------Empire State

[B]North Carolina[/B]------------------Tar Heel State

[B]North Dakota[/B]-------------------Sioux State; Flickertail State; Peace Garden State; Rough Rider State

[B]Ohio[/B]----------------------------Buckeye State

[B]Oklahoma[/B]----------------------Sooner State

[B]Oregon[/B]-------------------------Beaver State

[B]Pennsylvania[/B]-------------------Keystone State

[B]Rhode Island[/B]-------------------The Ocean State

[B]South Carolina[/B]-----------------Palmetto State

[B]South Dakota[/B]------------------Mount Rushmore State; Coyote State

[B]Tennessee[/B]---------------------Volunteer State

[B]Texas[/B]--------------------------Lone Star State

[B]Utah[/B]---------------------------Beehive State

[B]Vermont[/B]-----------------------Green Mountain State

[B]Virginia[/B]------------------------The Old Dominion; Mother of Presidents

[B]Washington[/B]--------------------Evergreen State

[B]West Virginia[/B]-------------------Mountain State

[B]Wisconsin[/B]----------------------Badger State

[B]Wyoming[/B]-----------------------Equality State

marwatone Monday, April 28, 2008 06:57 AM

U.S states by Order of Entry into the Union
 
[B][CENTER][SIZE="6"][COLOR="Blue"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U]U.S states by Order of Entry into Union [/U][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/CENTER][/B]





[B][COLOR="Blue"]#[/COLOR][/B]----[B][COLOR="Blue"]State[/COLOR][/B]-------------------------------[COLOR="Blue"][B]Date[/B][/COLOR]

[B]1. Deleware[/B]--------------------------Dec. 07, 1787

[B]2. Pennsylvania[/B]----------------------Dec. 12, 1787

[B]3. New Jersey[/B]------------------------Dec. 18, 1787

[B]4. Georgia[/B]----------------------------Jan. 02, 1788

[B]5. Connecticut[/B]------------------------Jan. 09, 1788

[B]6. Massachusetts[/B]---------------------Feb. 06, 1788

[B]7. Maryland[/B]--------------------------Apr. 28, 1788

[B]8. South Carolina[/B]---------------------May. 23, 1788

9[B]. New Hampshire[/B]--------------------June 21, 1788

[B]10. Virginia[/B]---------------------------June 25, 1788

[B]11. New York[/B]------------------------July 26, 1788

[B]12. North Carolina[/B]--------------------Nov. 21, 1789

[B]13. Rhode Island[/B]---------------------May. 29, 1790

[B]14. Vermont[/B]-------------------------Mar. 04, 1791

[B]15. Kentucky[/B]------------------------June 01, 1792

[B]16. Tennessee[/B]-----------------------June 01, 1796

[B]17. Ohio[/B]-----------------------------Mar. 01, 1803

[B]18. Louisiana[/B]------------------------Apr. 30, 1812

[B]19. Indiana[/B]--------------------------Dec. 11, 1816

[B]20. Mississippi[/B]------------------------Dec. 10, 1817

[B]21. Illinois[/B]----------------------------Dec. 03, 1818

[B]22. Alabama[/B]--------------------------Dec. 14, 1819

[B]23. Maine[/B]----------------------------Mar. 15, 1820

[B]24. Missouri[/B]--------------------------Aug. 10, 1821

[B]25. Arkansas[/B]-------------------------June 15, 1836

[B]26. Michigan[/B]-------------------------Jan. 26, 1837

[B]27. Florida[/B]---------------------------Mar. 03, 1845

[B]28. Texas[/B]----------------------------Dec. 29, 1845

[B]29. Iowa[/B]-----------------------------Dec. 28, 1846

[B]30. Wisconsin[/B]------------------------May. 29, 1848

[B]31. California[/B]------------------------Sep. 09, 1850

[B]32. Minnesota[/B]-----------------------May. 11, 1858

[B]33. Oregon[/B]--------------------------Feb. 14, 1859

[B]34. Kansas[/B]--------------------------Jan. 29, 1861

[B]35. West Virginia[/B]--------------------June 20, 1863

3[B]6. Nevada[/B]--------------------------Oct. 31, 1864

[B]37. Nebraska[/B]------------------------Mar. 01, 1867

[B]38. Colorado[/B]------------------------Aug. 01, 1876

[B]39. North Dakota[/B]--------------------Nov. 02, 1889

[B]40. South Dakota[/B]--------------------Nov. 02, 1889

[B]41. Montana[/B]-------------------------Nov. 08, 1889

[B]42. Washington[/B]----------------------Nov. 11, 1889

[B]43. Idaho[/B]---------------------------July 03, 1890

[B]44. Wyoming[/B]------------------------July 10, 1890

[B]45. Utah[/B]----------------------------Jan. 04, 1896

[B]46. Oklahoma[/B]-----------------------Nov. 16, 1907

[B]47. New Mexico[/B]---------------------Jan. 06, 1912

[B]48. Arizona[/B]-------------------------Feb. 14, 1912

[B]49. Alaska[/B]--------------------------Jan. 03, 1959

[B]50. Hawaii[/B]--------------------------Aug. 21, 1959

marwatone Tuesday, April 29, 2008 01:37 AM

Capitals of the 50 States of the U.S.A
 
[B][CENTER][FONT="Times New Roman"][SIZE="5"][COLOR="Blue"][U]Capitals of the 50 States of the U.S.A[/U][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/CENTER][/B]



[B][COLOR="Blue"]State[/COLOR][/B]-------------------------------------[B][COLOR="Blue"]Capital[/COLOR][/B]

[B]Alabama[/B]--------------------------------Montgomery

[B]Alaska[/B]----------------------------------Juneau

[B]Arizona[/B]----------------------------------Phoenix

[B]Arkansas[/B]--------------------------------Little Rock

[B]California[/B]--------------------------------Sacramento

[B]Colorado[/B]--------------------------------Denver

[B]Connecticut[/B]-----------------------------Hartford

[B]Delaware[/B]--------------------------------Dover

[B]Florida[/B]----------------------------------Tallahassee

[B]Georgia[/B]---------------------------------Atlanta

[B]Hawaii[/B]----------------------------------Honolulu

[B]Idaho[/B]-----------------------------------Boise

[B]Illinois[/B]----------------------------------Springfield

[B]Indiana[/B]---------------------------------Indianapolis

[B]Iowa[/B]-----------------------------------Des Moines

[B]Kansas[/B]---------------------------------Topeka

[B]Kentucky[/B]-------------------------------Frankfort

[B]Louisiana[/B]-------------------------------Baton Rouge

[B]Maine[/B]----------------------------------Augusta

[B]Maryland[/B]-------------------------------Annapolis

[B]Massachusetts[/B]-------------------------Boston

[B]Michigan[/B]-------------------------------Lansing

[B]Minnesota[/B]-----------------------------St. Paul

[B]Mississippi[/B]-----------------------------Jackson

[B]Missouri[/B]-------------------------------Jefferson City

[B]Montana[/B]------------------------------Helena

[B]Nebraska[/B]------------------------------Lincoln

[B]Nevada[/B]-------------------------------Carson City

[B]New Hampshire[/B]------------------------Concord

[B]New Jersey[/B]----------------------------Trenton

[B]New Mexico[/B]----------------------------Santa Fe

[B]New York[/B]-------------------------------Albany

[B]North Carolina[/B]--------------------------Raleigh

[B]North Dakota[/B]---------------------------Bismarck

[B]Ohio[/B]-----------------------------------Columbus

[B]Oklahoma[/B]------------------------------Oklahoma City

[B]Oregon[/B]---------------------------------Salem

[B]Pennsylvania[/B]---------------------------Harrisburg

[B]Rhode Island[/B]---------------------------Providence

[B]South Carolina[/B]-------------------------Columbia

[B]South Dakota[/B]--------------------------Pierre

[B]Tennessee[/B]-----------------------------Nashville

[B]Texas[/B]---------------------------------Austin

[B]Utah[/B]----------------------------------Salt Lake City

[B]Vermont[/B]-------------------------------Montpelier

[B]Virginia[/B]--------------------------------Richmond

[B]Washington[/B]----------------------------Olympia

[B]West Virginia[/B]---------------------------Charleston

[B]Wisconsin[/B]------------------------------Madison

[B]Wyoming[/B]-------------------------------Cheyenne

marwatone Tuesday, June 03, 2008 11:33 PM

[B][CENTER][COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="5"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U]US State Symbols[/U][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/CENTER][/B]




[B][COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U]Alabama[/U][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]


[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Alabama.svg/150px-Flag_of_Alabama.svg.png[/IMG]


[B][COLOR="DarkRed"]State-----------------------------Song-----------------------Bird-----------------------Tree-----------------------Flower[/COLOR][/B]

Alabama-------------------------“Alabama”------------------yellowhammer----------Southern longleaf pine-------------camellia


[B][COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U]Alaska[/U][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]


[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Alaska.svg/143px-Flag_of_Alaska.svg.png[/IMG]


[B][COLOR="DarkRed"]State-----------------------------Song-----------------------Bird-----------------------Tree-----------------------Flower[/COLOR][/B]

Alaska-------------------------“Alaska's Flag”--------------willow ptarmigan--------------sitka spruce----------------forget-me-not


[B][COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U]Arizona[/U][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]


[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Flag_of_Arizona.svg/150px-Flag_of_Arizona.svg.png[/IMG]


[B][COLOR="DarkRed"]State-----------------------------Song-----------------------Bird-----------------------Tree-----------------------Flower[/COLOR][/B]

Arizona-------------------------“Arizona”------------------cactus wren-----------------palo verde-----------flower of saguaro cactus


[B][COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U]Arkansas[/U][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]


[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Flag_of_Arkansas.svg/150px-Flag_of_Arkansas.svg.png[/IMG]


[B][COLOR="DarkRed"]State-----------------------------Song-----------------------Bird-----------------------Tree-----------------------Flower[/COLOR][/B]

Arkansas------------------------“Arkansas”-----------------mockingbird--------------------pine---------------------apple blossom


[B][COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U]California[/U][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]


[IMG]http://i.infoplease.com/images/ca_fl_t.gif[/IMG]


[B][COLOR="DarkRed"]State-----------------------------Song-----------------------Bird-----------------------Tree-----------------------Flower[/COLOR][/B]

California-------------------“I Love You,California-------California valley quail ----------California redwoods -----------golden poppy


[B][COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U]Colorado[/U][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]


[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Flag_of_Colorado.svg/150px-Flag_of_Colorado.svg.png[/IMG]


[B][COLOR="DarkRed"]State-----------------------------Song-----------------------Bird-----------------------Tree------------------------Flower[/COLOR][/B]

Colorado--------------“Where the Columbines Grow”---------lark bunting ---------Colorado blue spruce------Rocky Mountain columbine


[B][COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U]Connecticut[/U][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]


[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Flag_of_Connecticut.svg/174px-Flag_of_Connecticut.svg.png[/IMG]


[B][COLOR="DarkRed"]State-----------------------------Song-----------------------Bird-----------------------Tree------------------------Flower[/COLOR][/B]

Connecticut-------------------“Yankee Doodle”-------------American robin----------------white oak-------------------mountain laurel


[B][COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U]Delaware[/U][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]


[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Flag_of_Delaware.svg/150px-Flag_of_Delaware.svg.png[/IMG]


[B][COLOR="DarkRed"]State-----------------------------Song-----------------------Bird-----------------------Tree------------------------Flower[/COLOR][/B]

Delaware----------------------“Our Delaware”------------blue hen chicken---------------American holly---------------peach blossom


[B][COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U]Florida[/U][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]


[IMG]http://i.infoplease.com/images/fl_fl_t.gif[/IMG]


[B][COLOR="DarkRed"]State-----------------------------Song-----------------------Bird-----------------------Tree------------------------Flower[/COLOR][/B]

Florida------------------------“Suwanee River”--------------mockingbird---------------Sabal Palmetto---------------orange blossom


[B][COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U]Georgia[/U][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]


[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Flag_of_Georgia_%28U.S._state%29.svg/160px-Flag_of_Georgia_%28U.S._state%29.svg.png[/IMG]


[B][COLOR="DarkRed"]State-----------------------------Song-----------------------Bird-----------------------Tree------------------------Flower[/COLOR][/B]

Georgia--------------------“Georgia on My Mind”-----------brown thrasher ----------------live oak--------------------Cherokee rose

marwatone Tuesday, June 03, 2008 11:39 PM

[B][COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U]Hawaii[/U][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]


[IMG]http://i.infoplease.com/images/hi_fl_t.gif[/IMG]


[B][COLOR="DarkRed"]State-----------------------------Song-----------------------Bird-----------------------Tree-----------------------Flower[/COLOR][/B]

Hawaii------------------------“Hawaii Ponoi”--------------Nene(Hawaiian goose)-------Kukui (candlenut)------------Hibiscus (yellow)


[B][COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U]Idaho[/U][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]


[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_Idaho.svg/125px-Flag_of_Idaho.svg.png[/IMG]


[B][COLOR="DarkRed"]State-----------------------------Song-----------------------Bird-----------------------Tree-----------------------Flower[/COLOR][/B]

Idaho---------------------“Here We Have Idaho” ----------Mountain bluebird -------------White pine---------------------Syringa


[B][COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U]Illinois[/U][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]


[IMG]http://i.infoplease.com/images/il_fl_t.gif[/IMG]


[B][COLOR="DarkRed"]State-----------------------------Song-----------------------Bird-----------------------Tree-----------------------Flower[/COLOR][/B]

Illinois----------------------------“Illinois”--------------------Cardinal-------------------White oak----------------------Violet


[B][COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U]Indiana[/U][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]


[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Flag_of_Indiana.svg/150px-Flag_of_Indiana.svg.png[/IMG]


[B][COLOR="DarkRed"]State-----------------------------Song-----------------------Bird-----------------------Tree-----------------------Flower[/COLOR][/B]

Indiana---------“On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away -------Cardinal-------------------Tulip tree---------------------Peony


[B][COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U]Iowa[/U][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]


[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Flag_of_Iowa.svg/146px-Flag_of_Iowa.svg.png[/IMG]


[B][COLOR="DarkRed"]State-----------------------------Song-----------------------Bird-----------------------Tree-----------------------Flower[/COLOR][/B]

Iowa--------------------------“Song of Iowa”---------------Eastern goldfinch --------------Oak----------------------Wild rose


[B][COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U]Kansas[/U][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]


[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Flag_of_Kansas.svg/167px-Flag_of_Kansas.svg.png[/IMG]


[B][COLOR="DarkRed"]State-----------------------------Song-----------------------Bird-----------------------Tree-----------------------Flower[/COLOR][/B]

Kansas---------------------“Home on the Range”----------Western meadowlark----------Cottonwood----------------Native Sunflower


[B][COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U]Kentucky[/U][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]


[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Flag_of_Kentucky.svg/150px-Flag_of_Kentucky.svg.png[/IMG]


[B][COLOR="DarkRed"]State-----------------------------Song-----------------------Bird-----------------------Tree-----------------------Flower[/COLOR][/B]

Kentucky------------------“My Old Kentucky Home” --------Kentucky cardinal ------------Tulip poplar ------------------Goldenrod


[B][COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U]Louisiana[/U][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]


[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Flag_of_Louisiana.svg/150px-Flag_of_Louisiana.svg.png[/IMG]


[B][COLOR="DarkRed"]State-----------------------------Song-----------------------Bird-----------------------Tree-----------------------Flower[/COLOR][/B]

Louisiana---------------------Give me Louisiana---------Eastern brown pelican------------Bald cypress ----------------Magnolia


[B][COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U]Maine[/U][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]


[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Flag_of_Maine.svg/150px-Flag_of_Maine.svg.png[/IMG]


[B][COLOR="DarkRed"]State-----------------------------Song-----------------------Bird-----------------------Tree-----------------------Flower[/COLOR][/B]

Maine-----------------------“State of Maine Song” -----------Chickadee ---------------White pine tree------White pine cone and tassel


[B][COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U]Maryland[/U][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]


[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Flag_of_Maryland.svg/150px-Flag_of_Maryland.svg.png[/IMG]


[B][COLOR="DarkRed"]State-----------------------------Song-----------------------Bird-----------------------Tree-----------------------Flower[/COLOR][/B]

Maryland----------------“Maryland! My Maryland!”----------Baltimore oriole---------------White oak-----------------Black-eyed susan

marwatone Tuesday, June 03, 2008 11:46 PM

[B][COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U]Massachusetts[/U][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]


[IMG]http://i.infoplease.com/images/ma_fl_t.gif[/IMG]


[B][COLOR="DarkRed"]State-----------------------------Song-----------------------Bird-----------------------Tree-----------------------Flower[/COLOR][/B]

Massachusetts----------“All Hail to Massachusetts”----------Chickadee------------------American elm-----------------Mayflower


[B][COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U]Michigan[/U][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]


[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Flag_of_Michigan.svg/150px-Flag_of_Michigan.svg.png[/IMG]


[B][COLOR="DarkRed"]State-----------------------------Song-----------------------Bird-----------------------Tree-----------------------Flower[/COLOR][/B]

Michigan------------------"Michigan, My Michigan"--------------Robin--------------------White pine -----------------Apple blossom


[B][COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U]Minnesota[/U][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]


[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Flag_of_Minnesota.svg/157px-Flag_of_Minnesota.svg.png[/IMG]


[B][COLOR="DarkRed"]State-----------------------------Song-----------------------Bird-----------------------Tree-----------------------Flower[/COLOR][/B]

Minnesota---------------------“Hail Minnesota”--------------Common loon-----------Red or Norway pine--------------Lady slipper


[B][COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U]Mississippi[/U][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]


[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Flag_of_Mississippi.svg/167px-Flag_of_Mississippi.svg.png[/IMG]


[B][COLOR="DarkRed"]State-----------------------------Song-----------------------Bird-----------------------Tree-----------------------Flower[/COLOR][/B]

Mississippi--------------------“Go, Mississippi”---------------Mockingbird -----------------Magnolia---------------------Magnolia


[B][COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U]Missouri[/U][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]


[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Flag_of_Missouri.svg/170px-Flag_of_Missouri.svg.png[/IMG]


[B][COLOR="DarkRed"]State-----------------------------Song-----------------------Bird-----------------------Tree-----------------------Flower[/COLOR][/B]

Missouri-----------------------“Missouri Waltz” --------------Bluebird-----------------Flowering dogwood--------------Hawthorn


[B][COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U]Montana[/U][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]


[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_Montana.svg/150px-Flag_of_Montana.svg.png[/IMG]


[B][COLOR="DarkRed"]State-----------------------------Song-----------------------Bird-----------------------Tree-----------------------Flower[/COLOR][/B]

Montana------------------------“Montana”-------------Western meadowlark-----------Ponderosa pine-----------------Bitterroot



[B][COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U]Nebraska[/U][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]


[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Flag_of_Nebraska.svg/167px-Flag_of_Nebraska.svg.png[/IMG]


[B][COLOR="DarkRed"]State-----------------------------Song-----------------------Bird-----------------------Tree-----------------------Flower[/COLOR][/B]

Nebraska-------------------“Beautiful Nebraska”---------Western meadowlark------------Cottonwood------------------Goldenrod


[B][COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U]Nevada[/U][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]


[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Flag_of_Nevada.svg/150px-Flag_of_Nevada.svg.png[/IMG]


[B][COLOR="DarkRed"]State-----------------------------Song-----------------------Bird-----------------------Tree-----------------------Flower[/COLOR][/B]

Nevada-------------------“Home Means Nevada”----------Mountain bluebird-----Bristle Cone Pine, Single-leaf Pinon-----Sagebrush


[B][COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U]New Hampshire[/U][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]


[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Flag_of_New_Hampshire.svg/150px-Flag_of_New_Hampshire.svg.png[/IMG]


[B][COLOR="DarkRed"]State-----------------------------Song-----------------------Bird-----------------------Tree-----------------------Flower[/COLOR][/B]

New Hampshire-------------"Old New Hampshire"-------------Purple finch-----------------White birch-----------------Purple lilac


[B][COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U]New Jersey[/U][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]


[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_New_Jersey.svg/150px-Flag_of_New_Jersey.svg.png[/IMG]


[B][COLOR="DarkRed"]State-----------------------------Song-----------------------Bird-----------------------Tree-----------------------Flower[/COLOR][/B]

New Jersey------------------------None-------------------Eastern goldfinch--------------Red oak-------------------Purple violet

marwatone Tuesday, June 03, 2008 11:56 PM

[B][COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U]New Mexico[/U][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]


[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_New_Mexico.svg/150px-Flag_of_New_Mexico.svg.png[/IMG]


[B][COLOR="DarkRed"]State-----------------------------Song-----------------------Bird-----------------------Tree-----------------------Flower[/COLOR][/B]

New Mexico-----------------“O Fair New Mexico”------------Roadrunner -------------------Pinon-----------------------Yucca


[B][COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U]New York[/U][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]


[IMG]http://i.infoplease.com/images/ny_fl_t.gif[/IMG]


[B][COLOR="DarkRed"]State-----------------------------Song-----------------------Bird-----------------------Tree-----------------------Flower[/COLOR][/B]

New York---------------------“I Love New York”--------------Bluebird------------------Sugar maple---------------------Rose


[B][COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U]North Carolina[/U][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]


[IMG]http://i.infoplease.com/images/nc_fl_t.gif[/IMG]


[B][COLOR="DarkRed"]State-----------------------------Song-----------------------Bird-----------------------Tree-----------------------Flower[/COLOR][/B]

North Carolina-------------“The Old North State”--------------Cardinal----------------------Pine-----------------Flowering dogwood


[B][COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U]North Dakota[/U][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]


[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Flag_of_North_Dakota.svg/128px-Flag_of_North_Dakota.svg.png[/IMG]


[B][COLOR="DarkRed"]State-----------------------------Song-----------------------Bird-----------------------Tree-----------------------Flower[/COLOR][/B]

North Dakota---------------“North Dakota Hymn”---------Western meadowlark-----------American elm--------------Wild prairie rose


[B][COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U]Ohio[/U][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]


[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Ohio.svg/160px-Flag_of_Ohio.svg.png[/IMG]


[B][COLOR="DarkRed"]State-----------------------------Song-----------------------Bird-----------------------Tree-----------------------Flower[/COLOR][/B]

Ohio--------------------------“Beautiful Ohio”----------------Cardinal--------------------Buckeye-----------------Scarlet carnation


[B][COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U]Oklahoma[/U][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]


[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Flag_of_Oklahoma.svg/150px-Flag_of_Oklahoma.svg.png[/IMG]


[B][COLOR="DarkRed"]State-----------------------------Song-----------------------Bird-----------------------Tree-----------------------Flower[/COLOR][/B]

Oklahoma----------------------“Oklahoma”-------------Scissor-tailed flycatcher-----------Redbud---------------------Mistletoe


[B][COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U]Oregon[/U][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]

(obverse)

[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Flag_of_Oregon.svg/167px-Flag_of_Oregon.svg.png[/IMG]

(reverse)

[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Flag_of_Oregon_%28reverse%29.svg/167px-Flag_of_Oregon_%28reverse%29.svg.png[/IMG]


[B][COLOR="DarkRed"]State-----------------------------Song-----------------------Bird-----------------------Tree-----------------------Flower[/COLOR][/B]

Oregon-------------------“Oregon, My Oregon”-----------Western meadowlark------------Douglas fir-----------------Oregon grape


[B][COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U]Pennsylvania[/U][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]


[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Flag_of_Pennsylvania.svg/150px-Flag_of_Pennsylvania.svg.png[/IMG]


[B][COLOR="DarkRed"]State-----------------------------Song-----------------------Bird-----------------------Tree-----------------------Flower[/COLOR][/B]

Pennsylvania------------------“Pennsylvania”--------------Ruffed grouse -----------------Hemlock-------------------Mountain laurel


[B][COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U]Rhode Island[/U][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]


[IMG]http://i.infoplease.com/images/ri_fl_t.gif[/IMG]


[B][COLOR="DarkRed"]State-----------------------------Song-----------------------Bird-----------------------Tree-----------------------Flower[/COLOR][/B]

Rhode Island-------------“Rhode Island, It's for Me”-------Rhode Island red hen-----------Red maple---------------------Violet


[B][COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U]South Carolina[/U][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]


[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Flag_of_South_Carolina.svg/150px-Flag_of_South_Carolina.svg.png[/IMG]


[B][COLOR="DarkRed"]State-----------------------------Song-----------------------Bird-----------------------Tree-----------------------Flower[/COLOR][/B]

South Carolina-------------------“Carolina”----------------Carolina wren-------------Sabal Palmetto-------Carolina yellow jessamine

marwatone Wednesday, June 04, 2008 12:07 AM

[B][COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U]South Dakota[/U][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]


[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_South_Dakota.svg/167px-Flag_of_South_Dakota.svg.png[/IMG]


[B][COLOR="DarkRed"]State-----------------------------Song-----------------------Bird-----------------------Tree-----------------------Flower[/COLOR][/B]

South Dakota---------------“Hail! South Dakota”------Ring necked pheasant-----------Black hills spruce----------American pasqueflower


[B][COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U]Tennessee[/U][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]



[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Tennessee.svg/167px-Flag_of_Tennessee.svg.png[/IMG]


[B][COLOR="DarkRed"]State-----------------------------Song-----------------------Bird-----------------------Tree-----------------------Flower[/COLOR][/B]

Tennessee------------------“Tennessee Waltz”--------------Mockingbird----------------Tulip poplar ---------------------Iris


[B][COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U]Texas[/U][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]



[IMG]http://i.infoplease.com/images/tx_fl_t.gif[/IMG]


[B][COLOR="DarkRed"]State-----------------------------Song-----------------------Bird-----------------------Tree-----------------------Flower[/COLOR][/B]

Texas----------------------“Texas, Our Texas”--------------Mockingbird-------------------Pecan---------------------Bluebonnet


[B][COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U]Utah[/U][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]



[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Flag_of_Utah.svg/150px-Flag_of_Utah.svg.png[/IMG]


[B][COLOR="DarkRed"]State-----------------------------Song-----------------------Bird-----------------------Tree-----------------------Flower[/COLOR][/B]

Utah-----------------------“Utah, We Love Thee”-----------California gull---------------Blue spruce-------------------Sego lily



[B][COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U]Vermont[/U][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]



[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Vermont.svg/167px-Flag_of_Vermont.svg.png[/IMG]


[B][COLOR="DarkRed"]State-----------------------------Song-----------------------Bird-----------------------Tree-----------------------Flower[/COLOR][/B]


Vermont----------------“These Green Mountains”----------Hermit thrush----------------Sugar maple------------------Red clover


[B][COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U]Virginia[/U][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]



[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Flag_of_Virginia.svg/146px-Flag_of_Virginia.svg.png[/IMG]


[B][COLOR="DarkRed"]State-----------------------------Song-----------------------Bird-----------------------Tree-----------------------Flower[/COLOR][/B]

Virginia----------------“Carry Me Back To Old Virginia”---------Cardinal---------------Flowering Dogwood-------------American dogwood


[B][COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U]Washington[/U][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]



[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Flag_of_Washington.svg/168px-Flag_of_Washington.svg.png[/IMG]


[B][COLOR="DarkRed"]State-----------------------------Song-----------------------Bird-----------------------Tree-----------------------Flower[/COLOR][/B]

Washington--------------“Washington, My Home”-----------Willow goldfinch------------Western hemlock---------Coast rhododendron


[B][COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U]West Virginia[/U][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]



[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Flag_of_West_Virginia.svg/190px-Flag_of_West_Virginia.svg.png[/IMG]


[B][COLOR="DarkRed"]State-----------------------------Song-----------------------Bird-----------------------Tree-----------------------Flower[/COLOR][/B]

West Virginia-----------“This Is My West Virginia”-------------Cardinal------------------Sugar maple-----------------Rododendron


[B][COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U]Wisconsin[/U][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]



[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Flag_of_Wisconsin.svg/150px-Flag_of_Wisconsin.svg.png[/IMG]


[B][COLOR="DarkRed"]State-----------------------------Song-----------------------Bird-----------------------Tree-----------------------Flower[/COLOR][/B]

Wisconsin--------------------“On Wisconsin”-------------------Robin-------------------Sugar maple------------------Wood violet


[B][COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U]Wyoming[/U][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]



[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Wyoming.svg/150px-Flag_of_Wyoming.svg.png[/IMG]


[B][COLOR="DarkRed"]State-----------------------------Song-----------------------Bird-----------------------Tree-----------------------Flower[/COLOR][/B]

Wyoming------------------------“Wyoming”-------------Western meadowlark ----------Cottonwood----------------Indian paintbrush

marwatone Friday, June 06, 2008 04:12 AM

Some Facts About Presidents of USA
 
[B][CENTER][COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="5"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U] Some Facts About Presidents of USA[/U][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/CENTER][/B]


[B][COLOR="Blue"]George Washington[/COLOR][/B]

[B] 1st President of the United States[/B]
(April 30, 1789 to March 3, 1797)


[B]Nickname:[/B] "Father of His Country"
[B]Born:[/B] February 22, 1732, in Westmoreland County, Virginia
[B]Died:[/B] December 14, 1799, at Mount Vernon, Virginia
[B]Occupation:[/B] Planter, Soldier
[B]Political Party:[/B] Federalist


[B][COLOR="Blue"]John Adams[/COLOR][/B]

[B]2nd President of the United States[/B]
(March 4, 1797 to March 3, 1801)

[B]Nickname:[/B] "Atlas of Independence"
[B]Born:[/B] October 30, 1735, in Braintree (now Quincy), Massachusetts
[B]Died:[/B] July 4, 1826, in Braintree (now Quincy), Massachusetts
[B]Occupation: [/B]Lawyer
[B]Political Party:[/B] Federalist


[B][COLOR="Blue"]Thomas Jefferson[/COLOR][/B]

[B]3rd President of the United States[/B]
(March 4, 1801 to March 3, 1809)

[B]Nicknames:[/B] "Man of the People"; "Sage of Monticello"
[B]Born:[/B]April 13, 1743, in Shadwell, Virginia
[B]Died:[/B] July 4, 1826, at Monticello (near Charlottesville, Virginia)
[B]Occupation:[/B] Lawyer, planter
[B]Political Party:[/B] Democratic-Republican


[B][COLOR="Blue"]James Madison[/COLOR][/B]

[B]4th President of the United States[/B]
(March 4, 1809 to March 3, 1817)

[B]Nicknames:[/B] "Father of the Constitution"
[B]Born: [/B]March 16, 1751, in Port Conway, Virginia
[B]Died: [/B]June 28, 1836, at Montpelier, Virginia
[B]Occupation: [/B]Lawyer
[B]Political Party:[/B] Democratic-Republican


[B][COLOR="Blue"]James Monroe[/COLOR][/B]

[B]5th President of the United States[/B]
(March 4, 1817 to March 3, 1825)

[B]Nicknames:[/B] "The Last Cocked Hat"; "Era-of-Good-Feeling President"
[B]Born:[/B] April 28, 1758, in Westmore land County, Virginia
[B]Died: [/B]July 4, 1831, in New York, New York
[B]Occupation: [/B]Lawyer
[B]Political Party: [/B]Democratic-Republican


[B][COLOR="Blue"]John Quincy Adams[/COLOR][/B]

[B]6th President of the United States[/B]
(March 4, 1825 to March 3, 1829)

[B]Nickname:[/B] "Old Man Eloquent"
[B]Born:[/B] July 11, 1767, in Braintree (now Quincy), Massachusetts
[B]Died:[/B] February 23, 1848, in Washington, D.C.
[B]Occupation:[/B] Lawyer
[B]Political Party:[/B] Democratic-Republican


[B][COLOR="Blue"]Andrew Jackson[/COLOR][/B]

[B]7th President of the United States[/B]
(March 4, 1829 to March 3, 1837)

[B]Nickname:[/B] "Old Hickory"
[B]Born: [/B]March 15, 1767, in the Waxhaw area, on North Carolina-South Carolina border
[B]Died: [/B]June 8, 1845, at the Hermitage in Nashville, Tennessee
[B]Occupation: [/B]Lawyer, soldier
[B]Political Party: [/B]Democratic


[B][COLOR="Blue"]Martin Van Buren[/COLOR][/B]

[B]8th President of the United States[/B]
(March 4, 1837 to March 3, 1841)

[B]Nicknames:[/B] "The Red Fox of Kinder hook"
[B]Born:[/B] December 5, 1782, in Kinder hook, New York
[B]Died:[/B] July 24, 1862, in Kinder hook, New York
[B]Occupation:[/B] Lawyer
[B]Political Party:[/B] Democratic


[B][COLOR="Blue"]William Henry Harrison[/COLOR][/B]

[B]9th President of the United States[/B]
(March 4, 1841 to April 4, 1841)

[B]Nicknames:[/B] "Old Tippecanoe"; "Old Tip"
[B]Born: [/B]February 9, 1773, in Berkeley, Virginia
[B]Died: [/B]April 4, 1841, in Washington, D.C.
[B]Occupation:[/B]Soldier
[B]Political Party: [/B]Whig


[B][COLOR="Blue"]John Tyler[/COLOR][/B]

[B]10th President of the United States[/B]
(April 6, 1841 to March 3, 1845)

[B]Born: [/B]March 29, 1790, in Greenway, Virginia
[B]Died: [/B]January 18, 1862, in Richmond, Virginia
[B]Occupation: [/B]Lawyer
[B]Political Party:[/B] Whig


[B][COLOR="Blue"]James Knox Polk[/COLOR][/B]

[B]11th President of the United States[/B]
(March 4, 1845 to March 3, 1849)

[B]Nickname:[/B] "Young Hickory"
[B]Born:[/B] November 2, 1795, in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
[B]Died: [/B]June 15, 1849, in Nashville, Tennessee
[B]Occupation:[/B] Lawyer
[B]Political Party:[/B] Democratic


[B][COLOR="Blue"]Zachary Taylor[/COLOR][/B]

[B]12th President of the United States[/B]
(March 5, 1849 to July 9, 1850)

[B]Nickname:[/B] "Old Rough and Ready"
[B]Born:[/B] November 24, 1784, near Barboursville, Virginia
[B]Died:[/B] July 9, 1850, in Washington, D.C.
[B]Occupation:[/B] Soldier
[B]Political Party: [/B]Whig


[B][COLOR="Blue"]Millard Fillmore[/COLOR][/B]

[B]13th President of the United States[/B]
(July 9, 1850 to March 3, 1853)

[B]Nickname:[/B] "The American Louis Philippe"
[B]Born:[/B] January 7, 1800, in Locke Township (now Summer hill), New York
[B]Died: [/B]March 8, 1874 in Buffalo, New York
[B]Occupation:[/B] Lawyer
[B]Political Party:[/B] Whig


[B][COLOR="Blue"]Franklin Pierce[/COLOR][/B]

[B]14th President of the United States[/B]
(March 4, 1853 to March 3, 1857)

[B]Nickname: [/B]"Young Hickory of the Granite Hills"
[B]Born:[/B] November 23, 1804, in Hillsborough (now Hillsboro), New Hampshire
[B]Died:[/B] October 8, 1869, in Concord, New Hampshire
[B]Occupation:[/B] Lawyer, public official
[B]Political Party:[/B] Democrat


[B][COLOR="Blue"]James Buchanan[/COLOR][/B]

[B]15th President of the United States[/B]
(March 4, 1857 to March 3, 1861)

[B]Nickname:[/B] "Old Buck"
[B]Born: [/B]April 23, 1791, in Cove Gap, Pennsylvania
[B]Died: [/B]June 1, 1868, at Wheatland,Pennsylvania
[B]Occupation:[/B] Lawyer
[B]Political Party: [/B]Democrat


[B][COLOR="Blue"]Abraham Lincoln[/COLOR][/B]

[B]16th President of the United States[/B]
(March 4, 1861 to April 15, 1865)

[B]Nicknames:[/B] "Honest Abe"; "Illinois Rail Splitter"
[B]Born: [/B]February 12, 1809, in Hardin (now Larue) County, Kentucky
[B]Died: [/B]April 15, 1865, at Petersen's Boarding House in Washington, D.C.
[B]Occupation: [/B]Lawyer
[B]Political Party:[/B] Republican


[B][COLOR="Blue"]Andrew Johnson[/COLOR][/B]

[B]17th President of the United States[/B]
(April 15, 1865 to March 3, 1869)

[B]Born: [/B]December 29, 1808, in Raleigh, North Carolina
[B]Died:[/B] July 31, 1875, in Carter's Station, Tennessee
[B]Occupation: [/B]Tailor, public official
[B]Political Party: [/B]Democratic


[B][COLOR="Blue"]Ulysses Simpson Grant[/COLOR][/B]

[B]18th President of the United States[/B]
(March 4, 1869 to March 3, 1877)

[B]Nickname:[/B] "Hero of Appomattox"
[B]Born: [/B]April 27, 1822, in Point Pleasant, Ohio
[B]Died:[/B] July 23, 1885, in Mount McGregor, New York
[B]Occupation:[/B] Soldier
[B]Political Party: [/B]Republican


[B][COLOR="Blue"]Rutherford Birchard Hayes[/COLOR][/B]

[B]19th President of the United States[/B]
(March 4, 1877 to March 3, 1881)

[B]Born:[/B] October 4, 1822, in Delaware, Ohio
[B]Died:[/B] January 17, 1893, at Spiegel Grove in Fremont, Ohio
[B]Occupation:[/B] Lawyer
[B]Political Party: [/B]Republican


[B][COLOR="Blue"]James Abram Garfield[/COLOR][/B]

[B]20th President of the United States[/B]
(March 4, 1881 to September 19, 1881)

[B]Born:[/B] November 19, 1831, in Orange, Ohio
[B]Died: [/B]September 19, 1881, in Elberon, New Jersey
[B]Occupation: [/B]Teacher, public official
[B]Political Party: [/B]Republican


[B][COLOR="Blue"]Chester Alan Arthur[/COLOR][/B]

[B]21st President of the United States[/B]
(September 19, 1881 to March 3, 1885)

[B]Nickname: [/B]"The Gentleman Boss"; "Elegant Arthur"
[B]Born:[/B] October 5, 1829, in Fairfield, Vermont
[B]Died: [/B]November 18, 1886, in New York, New York
[B]Occupation: [/B]Lawyer
[B]Political Party:[/B] Republican


[B][COLOR="Blue"]Grover Cleveland[/COLOR][/B]

[B]22nd and 24th President of the United States[/B]
(March 4, 1885 to March 3, 1889 and March 4, 1893 to March 3, 1897)

[B]Born:[/B] March 18, 1837, in Caldwell, New Jersey
[B]Died: [/B]June 24, 1908, in Princeton, New Jersey
[B]Occupation: [/B]Lawyer
[B]Political Party:[/B] Democrat


[B][COLOR="Blue"]Benjamin Harrison[/COLOR][/B]

[B]23rd President of the United States[/B]
(March 4, 1889 to March 3, 1893

[B]Born: [/B]August 20, 1833, in North Bend, Ohio
[B]Died:[/B] March 13, 1901, in Indianapolis, Indiana
[B]Occupation:[/B]Lawyer
[B]Political Party: [/B]Republican


[B][COLOR="Blue"]Grover Cleveland[/COLOR][/B]

[B]22nd and 24th President of the United States[/B]
(March 4, 1885 to March 3, 1889 and March 4, 1893 to March 3, 1897)

[B]Born: [/B]March 18, 1837, in Caldwell, New Jersey
[B]Died:[/B] June 24, 1908, in Princeton, New Jersey
[B]Occupation: [/B]Lawyer
[B]Political Party:[/B] Democrat


[B][COLOR="Blue"]William McKinley[/COLOR][/B]

[B]25th President of the United States[/B]
(March 4, 1897 to September 14, 1901)

[B]Nickname:[/B] "Idol of Ohio"
[B]Born: [/B]January 29, 1843, in Niles, Ohio
[B]Died:[/B] September 14, 1901, in Buffalo, New York
[B]Occupation: [/B]Lawyer
[B]Political Party: [/B]Republican


[B][COLOR="Blue"]Theodore Roosevelt[/COLOR][/B]

[B]26th President of the United States[/B]
(September 14, 1901 to March 3, 1909)

[B]Nicknames:[/B] "TR"; "Trust-Buster"; "Teddy"
[B]Born:[/B] October 27, 1858, in New York, New York
[B]Died: [/B]January 6, 1919, in Oyster Bay, New York
[B]Occupation:[/B] Author, lawyer, public official
[B]Political Party:[/B] Republican


[B][COLOR="Blue"]William Howard Taft[/COLOR][/B]

[B]27th President of the United States[/B]
(March 4, 1909 to March 3, 1913)

[B]Born:[/B] September 15, 1857, in Cincinnati, Ohio
[B]Died:[/B] March 8, 1930, in Washington, D.C.
[B]Occupation:[/B] Lawyer, public official
[B]Political Party: [/B]Republican


[B][COLOR="Blue"]Woodrow Wilson[/COLOR][/B]

[B]28th President of the United States[/B]
(March 4, 1913 to March 3, 1921)

[B]Born: [/B]December 28, 1856, in Staunton, Virginia
[B]Died: [/B]February 3, 1924, in Washington, D.C.
[B]Occupation:[/B] Teacher, public official
[B]Political Party: [/B]Democrat


[B][COLOR="Blue"]Warren Gamaliel Harding[/COLOR][/B]

[B]29th President of the United States[/B]
(March 4, 1921 to August 2, 1923)

[B]Born:[/B] November 2, 1865, near Corsica (now Blooming Grove), Ohio
[B]Died: [/B]August 2, 1923, in San Francisco, California
[B]Occupation:[/B] Editor-Publisher
[B]Political Party: [/B]Republican


[B][COLOR="Blue"]Calvin Coolidge[/COLOR][/B]

[B]30th President of the United States[/B]
(August 3, 1923 to March 3, 1929)

[B]Born: [/B]July 4, 1872, in Plymouth, Vermont
[B]Died: [/B]January 5, 1933, in Northampton, Massachusetts
[B]Occupation:[/B] Lawyer
[B]Political Party: [/B]Republican


[B][COLOR="Blue"]Herbert Clark Hoover[/COLOR][/B]

[B]31st President of the United States[/B]
(March 4, 1929 to March 3, 1933)

[B]Born:[/B] August 10, 1874, in West Branch, Iowa
[B]Died:[/B] October 20, 1964, in New York, New York
[B]Occupation:[/B] Engineer
[B]Political Party:[/B] Republican


[B][COLOR="Blue"]Franklin Delano Roosevelt[/COLOR][/B]

[B]32nd President of the United States[/B]
(March 4, 1933 to April 12, 1945)

[B]Nickname:[/B] "FDR"
[B]Born: [/B]January 30, 1882, in Hyde Park, New York
[B]Died: [/B]April 12, 1945, in Warm Springs, Georgia
[B]Occupation:[/B]Public official, lawyer
[B]Political Party: [/B]Democrat


[B][COLOR="Blue"]Harry S. Truman [/COLOR][/B]

[B]33rd President of the United States[/B]
(April 12, 1945 to January 20, 1953)

[B]Nickname:[/B] "Give 'Em Hell Harry"
[B]Born:[/B] May 8, 1884, in Lamar, Missouri
[B]Died:[/B] December 26, 1972, in Kansas City, Missouri
[B]Occupation:[/B] Farmer, public official
[B]Political Party: [/B]Democrat


[B][COLOR="Blue"]Dwight David Eisenhower[/COLOR][/B]

[B]34th President of the United States[/B]
(January 20, 1953 to January 20, 1961)

[B]Nickname:[/B] "Ike"
[B]Born:[/B] October 14, 1890, in Denison, Texas
[B]Died:[/B] March 28, 1969, in Washington, D.C.
[B]Occupation: [/B]Soldier
[B]Political Party: [/B]Republican

[B][COLOR="Blue"]John Fitzgerald Kennedy[/COLOR][/B]

[B]35th President of the United States[/B]
(January 20, 1961 to November 22, 1963)

[B]Nickname:[/B] "JFK", "Jack"
[B]Born: [/B]May 29, 1917, in Brookline, Massachusetts
[B]Died:[/B] November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas
[B]Occupation:[/B] Author, public official
[B]Political Party:[/B] Democrat


[B][COLOR="Blue"]Lyndon Baines Johnson[/COLOR][/B]

[B]36th President of the United States[/B]
(November 22, 1963 to January 20, 1969)

[B]Nickname:[/B] "LBJ"
[B]Born:[/B] August 27, 1908, near Johnson City, Texas
[B]Died: [/B]January 22, 1973, near Johnson City, Texas
[B]Occupation:[/B] Teacher, public official
[B]Political Party:[/B] Democrat


[B][COLOR="Blue"]Richard Milhous Nixon[/COLOR][/B]

[B]37th President of the United States[/B]
(January 20, 1969 to August 9, 1974)

[B]Born:[/B] January 9, 1913, in Yorba Linda, California
[B]Died:[/B] April 22, 1994, in New York, New York
[B]Occupation:[/B] Lawyer, public official
[B]Political Party: [/B]Republican


[B][COLOR="Blue"]Gerald Rudolph Ford[/COLOR][/B]

[B]38th President of the United States[/B]
(August 9, 1974 to January 20, 1977)

[B]Nickname:[/B] "Jerry"
[B]Born:[/B] July 14, 1913, in Omaha, Nebraska
[B]Died:[/B] December 26, 2006 in Rancho Mirage, California
[B]Occupation:[/B] Lawyer, public official
[B]Political Party:[/B] Republican


[B][COLOR="Blue"]James Earl Carter, Jr.[/COLOR][/B]

[B]39th President of the United States[/B]
(January 20, 1977 to January 20, 1981)

[B]Nickname: [/B]"Jimmy"
[B]Born:[/B] October 1, 1924, in Plains, Georgia
[B]Occupation:[/B] Farmer, public official
[B]Political Party: [/B]Democrat


[B][COLOR="Blue"]Ronald Wilson Reagan[/COLOR][/B]

[B]40th President of the United States[/B]
(January 20, 1981 to January 20, 1989)

[B]Nicknames:[/B] "The Gipper"; "The Great Communicator"; "Dutch"
[B]Born: [/B]February 6, 1911, in Tampico, Illinois
[B]Died:[/B] June 5, 2004, in Los Angeles, California
[B]Occupation: [/B]Actor, public official
[B]Political Party: [/B]Republican


[B][COLOR="Blue"]George Herbert Walker Bush[/COLOR][/B]

[B]41st President of the United States[/B]
(January 20, 1989 to January 20, 1993)

[B]Nickname:[/B] "Poppy"
[B]Born:[/B] June 12, 1924, in Milton, Massachusetts
[B]Occupation: [/B]Businessman, public official
[B]Political Party: [/B]Republican


[B][COLOR="Blue"]William Jefferson Clinton[/COLOR][/B]

[B]42nd President of the United States[/B]
(January 20, 1993 to January 20, 2001)

[B]Nicknames:[/B] "Bill"
[B]Born:[/B] August 19, 1946, in Hope, Arkansas
[B]Occupation:[/B]Lawyer, public official
[B]Political Party: [/B]Democrat


[B][COLOR="Blue"]George Walker Bush[/COLOR][/B]

[B]43rd President of the United States[/B]
(January 20, 2001 to Present)

[B]Nicknames:[/B] "W"
[B]Born:[/B] July 6, 1946, in New Haven, Connecticut
[B]Occupation:[/B] Businessman
[B]Political Party: [/B]Republican

marwatone Saturday, June 07, 2008 06:41 AM

Amendments to the Constitution of the United States
 
[B][CENTER][COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="5"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U]Amendments to the Constitution of the United States[/U][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/CENTER][/B]


Amendments I to X inclusive, popularly known as the Bill of Rights, were proposed and sent to the states by the first session of the First Congress. They were ratified Dec. 15, 1791.




[B][COLOR="Blue"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U][SIZE="3"]Amendment 1 - Freedom of Religion, Press, Expression.[/SIZE] [/U][/FONT][/COLOR][/B]

[B]Ratified 12/15/1791. [/B]

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.



[B][COLOR="Blue"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U][SIZE="3"]Amendment 2 - Right to Bear Arms.[/SIZE] [/U][/FONT][/COLOR][/B]

[B]Ratified 12/15/1791. [/B]

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.



[B][COLOR="Blue"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U][SIZE="3"]Amendment 3 - Quartering of Soldiers.[/SIZE] [/U][/FONT][/COLOR][/B]

[B]Ratified 12/15/1791. [/B]

No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.


[B][COLOR="Blue"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U][SIZE="3"]Amendment 4 - Search and Seizure.[/SIZE] [/U][/FONT][/COLOR][/B]

[B]Ratified 12/15/1791.[/B]

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.


[B][COLOR="Blue"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U][SIZE="3"]Amendment 5 - Trial and Punishment, Compensation for Takings.[/SIZE] [/U][/FONT][/COLOR][/B]

[B]Ratified 12/15/1791.[/B]

No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.


[B][COLOR="Blue"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U][SIZE="3"]Amendment 6 - Right to Speedy Trial, Confrontation of Witnesses.[/SIZE] [/U][/FONT][/COLOR][/B]

[B]Ratified 12/15/1791.[/B]

In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence.


[B][COLOR="Blue"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U][SIZE="3"]Amendment 7 - Trial by Jury in Civil Cases.[/SIZE] [/U][/FONT][/COLOR][/B]

[B]Ratified 12/15/1791.[/B]

In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.


[B][COLOR="Blue"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U][SIZE="3"]Amendment 8 - Cruel and Unusual Punishment. [/SIZE] [/U][/FONT][/COLOR][/B]

[B]Ratified 12/15/1791.[/B]

Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.


[B][COLOR="Blue"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U][SIZE="3"]Amendment 9 - Construction of Constitution.[/SIZE] [/U][/FONT][/COLOR][/B]

[B]Ratified 12/15/1791.[/B]

The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.


[B][COLOR="Blue"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U][SIZE="3"]Amendment 10 - Powers of the States and People.[/SIZE] [/U][/FONT][/COLOR][/B]

[B]Ratified 12/15/1791.[/B]

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.


[B][COLOR="Blue"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U][SIZE="3"]Amendment 11 - Judicial Limits.[/SIZE] [/U][/FONT][/COLOR][/B]

[B]Ratified 2/7/1795. Note History[/B]

The Judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the United States by Citizens of another State, or by Citizens or Subjects of any Foreign State.


[B][COLOR="Blue"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U][SIZE="3"]Amendment 12 - Choosing the President, Vice-President.[/SIZE] [/U][/FONT][/COLOR][/B]

[B]Ratified 6/15/1804.[/B]

The Electors shall meet in their respective states, and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves; they shall name in their ballots the person voted for as President, and in distinct ballots the person voted for as Vice-President, and they shall make distinct lists of all persons voted for as President, and of all persons voted for as Vice-President and of the number of votes for each, which lists they shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed to the seat of the government of the United States, directed to the President of the Senate;

The President of the Senate shall, in the presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the certificates and the votes shall then be counted;

The person having the greatest Number of votes for President, shall be the President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed; and if no person have such majority, then from the persons having the highest numbers not exceeding three on the list of those voted for as President, the House of Representatives shall choose immediately, by ballot, the President. But in choosing the President, the votes shall be taken by states, the representation from each state having one vote; a quorum for this purpose shall consist of a member or members from two-thirds of the states, and a majority of all the states shall be necessary to a choice. And if the House of Representatives shall not choose a President whenever the right of choice shall devolve upon them, before the fourth day of March next following, then the Vice-President shall act as President, as in the case of the death or other constitutional disability of the President.

The person having the greatest number of votes as Vice-President, shall be the Vice-President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed, and if no person have a majority, then from the two highest numbers on the list, the Senate shall choose the Vice-President; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two-thirds of the whole number of Senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States.


[B][COLOR="Blue"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U][SIZE="3"]Amendment 13 - Slavery Abolished.[/SIZE] [/U][/FONT][/COLOR][/B]

[B]Ratified 12/6/1865. [/B]

[B]1. [/B] Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.

[B]2. [/B] Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.


[B][COLOR="Blue"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U][SIZE="3"]Amendment 14 - Citizenship Rights. [/SIZE] [/U][/FONT][/COLOR][/B]

[B]Ratified 7/9/1868.[/B]

[B]1.[/B] All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

[B]2.[/B] Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the whole number of persons in each State, excluding Indians not taxed. But when the right to vote at any election for the choice of electors for President and Vice-President of the United States, Representatives in Congress, the Executive and Judicial officers of a State, or the members of the Legislature thereof, is denied to any of the male inhabitants of such State, being twenty-one years of age, and citizens of the United States, or in any way abridged, except for participation in rebellion, or other crime, the basis of representation therein shall be reduced in the proportion which the number of such male citizens shall bear to the whole number of male citizens twenty-one years of age in such State.

[B]3.[/B] No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability.

[B]4. [/B]The validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law, including debts incurred for payment of pensions and bounties for services in suppressing insurrection or rebellion, shall not be questioned. But neither the United States nor any State shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or any claim for the loss or emancipation of any slave; but all such debts, obligations and claims shall be held illegal and void.

[B]5.[/B] The Congress shall have power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.


[B][COLOR="Blue"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U][SIZE="3"]Amendment 15 - Race No Bar to Vote.[/SIZE] [/U][/FONT][/COLOR][/B]

[B]Ratified 2/3/1870.[/B]

[B]1.[/B] The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

[B]2. [/B]The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.


[B][COLOR="Blue"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U][SIZE="3"]Amendment 16 - Status of Income Tax Clarified.[/SIZE] [/U][/FONT][/COLOR][/B]

[B]Ratified 2/3/1913. [/B]

The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration.


[B][COLOR="Blue"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U][SIZE="3"]Amendment 17 - Senators Elected by Popular Vote.[/SIZE] [/U][/FONT][/COLOR][/B]

[B]Ratified 4/8/1913. [/B]

The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote. The electors in each State shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the State legislatures.
When vacancies happen in the representation of any State in the Senate, the executive authority of such State shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies: Provided, That the legislature of any State may empower the executive thereof to make temporary appointments until the people fill the vacancies by election as the legislature may direct.
This amendment shall not be so construed as to affect the election or term of any Senator chosen before it becomes valid as part of the Constitution.


[B][COLOR="Blue"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U][SIZE="3"]Amendment 18 - Liquor Abolished.[/SIZE] [/U][/FONT][/COLOR][/B]

[B]Ratified 1/16/1919. Repealed by Amendment 21, 12/5/1933. [/B]

[B]1.[/B] After one year from the ratification of this article the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes is hereby prohibited.

[B]2.[/B]The Congress and the several States shall have concurrent power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

[B]3. [/B]This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of the several States, as provided in the Constitution, within seven years from the date of the submission hereof to the States by the Congress.


[B][COLOR="Blue"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U][SIZE="3"]Amendment 19 - Women's Suffrage.[/SIZE] [/U][/FONT][/COLOR][/B]

[B]Ratified 8/18/1920.[/B]

The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.
Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.


[B][COLOR="Blue"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U][SIZE="3"]Amendment 20 - Presidential, Congressional Terms.[/SIZE] [/U][/FONT][/COLOR][/B]

[B]Ratified 1/23/1933.[/B]

[B]1. [/B]The terms of the President and Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the terms of Senators and Representatives at noon on the 3d day of January, of the years in which such terms would have ended if this article had not been ratified; and the terms of their successors shall then begin.

[B]2.[/B] The Congress shall assemble at least once in every year, and such meeting shall begin at noon on the 3d day of January, unless they shall by law appoint a different day.

[B]3.[/B] If, at the time fixed for the beginning of the term of the President, the President elect shall have died, the Vice President elect shall become President. If a President shall not have been chosen before the time fixed for the beginning of his term, or if the President elect shall have failed to qualify, then the Vice President elect shall act as President until a President shall have qualified; and the Congress may by law provide for the case wherein neither a President elect nor a Vice President elect shall have qualified, declaring who shall then act as President, or the manner in which one who is to act shall be selected, and such person shall act accordingly until a President or Vice President shall have qualified.

[B]4.[/B] The Congress may by law provide for the case of the death of any of the persons from whom the House of Representatives may choose a President whenever the right of choice shall have devolved upon them, and for the case of the death of any of the persons from whom the Senate may choose a Vice President whenever the right of choice shall have devolved upon them.

[B]5.[/B] Sections 1 and 2 shall take effect on the 15th day of October following the ratification of this article.

[B]6.[/B] This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years from the date of its submission.


[B][COLOR="Blue"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U][SIZE="3"]Amendment 21 - Amendment 18 Repealed.[/SIZE] [/U][/FONT][/COLOR][/B]

[B]Ratified 12/5/1933.[/B]

[B]1. [/B]The eighteenth article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States is hereby repealed.

[B]2.[/B] The transportation or importation into any State, Territory, or possession of the United States for delivery or use therein of intoxicating liquors, in violation of the laws thereof, is hereby prohibited.

[B]3.[/B] The article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by conventions in the several States, as provided in the Constitution, within seven years from the date of the submission hereof to the States by the Congress.


[B][COLOR="Blue"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U][SIZE="3"]Amendment 22 - Presidential Term Limits.[/SIZE] [/U][/FONT][/COLOR][/B]

[B]Ratified 2/27/1951.[/B]

[B]1. [/B]No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once. But this Article shall not apply to any person holding the office of President, when this Article was proposed by the Congress, and shall not prevent any person who may be holding the office of President, or acting as President, during the term within which this Article becomes operative from holding the office of President or acting as President during the remainder of such term.

[B]2.[/B] This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years from the date of its submission to the States by the Congress.


[B][COLOR="Blue"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U][SIZE="3"]Amendment 23 - Presidential Vote for District of Columbia.[/SIZE] [/U][/FONT][/COLOR][/B]

[B]Ratified 3/29/1961.[/B]

[B]1. [/B]The District constituting the seat of Government of the United States shall appoint in such manner as the Congress may direct: A number of electors of President and Vice President equal to the whole number of Senators and Representatives in Congress to which the District would be entitled if it were a State, but in no event more than the least populous State; they shall be in addition to those appointed by the States, but they shall be considered, for the purposes of the election of President and Vice President, to be electors appointed by a State; and they shall meet in the District and perform such duties as provided by the twelfth article of amendment.

[B]2. [/B]The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.


[B][COLOR="Blue"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U][SIZE="3"]Amendment 24 - Poll Tax Barred.[/SIZE] [/U][/FONT][/COLOR][/B]

[B]Ratified 1/23/1964. [/B]

[B]1. [/B]The right of citizens of the United States to vote in any primary or other election for President or Vice President, for electors for President or Vice President, or for Senator or Representative in Congress, shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State by reason of failure to pay any poll tax or other tax.

[B]2.[/B] The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.


[B][COLOR="Blue"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U][SIZE="3"]Amendment 25 - Presidential Disability and Succession.[/SIZE] [/U][/FONT][/COLOR][/B]

[B]Ratified 2/10/1967.[/B]

[B]1.[/B]In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation, the Vice President shall become President.

[B]2.[/B] Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress.

[B]3. [/B]Whenever the President transmits to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that he is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, and until he transmits to them a written declaration to the contrary, such powers and duties shall be discharged by the Vice President as Acting President.

[B]4. [/B]Whenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President.

Thereafter, when the President transmits to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that no inability exists, he shall resume the powers and duties of his office unless the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive department or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit within four days to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office. Thereupon Congress shall decide the issue, assembling within forty eight hours for that purpose if not in session. If the Congress, within twenty one days after receipt of the latter written declaration, or, if Congress is not in session, within twenty one days after Congress is required to assemble, determines by two thirds vote of both Houses that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall continue to discharge the same as Acting President; otherwise, the President shall resume the powers and duties of his office.


[B][COLOR="Blue"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U][SIZE="3"]Amendment 26 - Voting Age Set to 18 Years.[/SIZE] [/U][/FONT][/COLOR][/B]

[B]Ratified 7/1/1971.[/B]

[B]1.[/B] The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age.

[B]2. [/B]The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.


[B][COLOR="Blue"][FONT="Times New Roman"][U][SIZE="3"]Amendment 27 - Limiting Congressional Pay Increases.[/SIZE] [/U][/FONT][/COLOR][/B]

[B]Ratified 5/7/1992. [/B]

No law, varying the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives, shall take effect, until an election of Representatives shall have intervened.


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