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English Legal History Materials (from the University of Houston History Department)

Documents Relating to American Constitutional History 

Liberty Library of Constitutional Classics (contains links to a list of the classic books and other works on constitutional government)

• The Magna Carta, 1215
• John Locke, Concerning Civil Government, 1690
• Voltaire, 1764
• Virginia Declaration of Rights, 1776
• Declaration of Independence , 1776
• The Federalist Papers
• The Constitution of the United States of America, 1787
Analysis and Interpretation of the U.S. Constitution, a site prepared by the Congressional Research Service of the Library of Congress, includes annotations of cases decided by the U.S. Supreme Court.
• French Declaration of the Rights of Man, 1789
• Immanuel Kant, on paternalism, 1792
• Thomas Paine, Rights of Man, 1792
• Mary Wollstonecraft, Vindication of the Rights of Woman, 1792
• Abdul-Mejid, on toleration and religious freedom, 1856
• John Stuart Mill, On Liberty, 1859
• Franklin Delano Roosevelt, The Four Freedoms, 1941
• United Nations Charter, 1945
• American States Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man, 1948
• Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948
• EU Charter of Rome, Treaty Establishing the European Community, 1957
• U.S. Justice William O. Douglas, on protecting the liberties of all, 1961
• Martin Luther King, Jr., Letter from Birmingham Jail, 1963
• The Helsinki Accords, 1975
• Nelson Mandela, address on human rights, 1991
• Maastricht Treaty on European Union, 1992
• Elie Wiesel, Dedication of Holocaust Museum, 1993

For comparison with important documents from other countries, see Country Pages.
 

U.S. Constitution

National Constitution Center

"Charters of Freedom" - National Archives

A Summary of the history of Florida

Florida History Timeline

Summary of Florida's Constitutional history  (Florida Constitution Revision Commission)

Florida Historical Legal Documents (collection of primary source materials surveying changes in Florida law from the time it became a territory in 1822 through 1845 when Florida became a state).

Tarpon Springs history

Battle of Olustee - the major Civil War battle fought in Florida - Capt. Samuel E. Hope (attorney Vinson's 2nd Great-grandfather) fought in this battle.
 
 

Current Politics and related sites

Carl Vinson Institute of Government

Florida Elections Online

CNN/Time All Politics

C-SPAN Online

Democratic National Committee

Republican National Committee

Vote Smart Web
The Price of Civilization
Villanova Center for Information Law and Policy

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