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Les textes fondateurs de la Nation américaine
- The Declaration of Independence (English version)
- La Déclaration d'Indépendance (French version)
- The Articles of Confederation (English version)
- Les Articles de la Confédération (French version)
- The US Constitution (English version)
- La Constitution américaine (French version)
- The Amendments to the US Constitution (English version)
- Les amendements de la Constitution américaine (French version)
The Federalist Papers
- Federalist Paper n°1 (or click here) - General Introduction
- Federalist Paper n°10 - The Union as a Safeguard Against Domestic Faction and Insurrection
- Federalist Paper n°41 - General View of the Powers Conferred by the Constitution
- Federalist Paper n°47 - The Particular Structure of the New Government and the Distribution of Power Among Its Different Parts
- Federalist Paper n°51 - The Structure of the Government Must Furnish the Proper Checks and Balances Between the Different Departments
- Federalist Paper n°78 - The Judiciary Department
- Federalist Paper n°84 - Certain General and Miscellaneous Objections to the Constitution Considered and Answered
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Greatest and most famous speeches delivered by U.S. Presidents
- Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (19th November 1863), only 262 words long and famous for its efficiency and conciseness.
- John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address (20th January 1961)
- Nixon's resignation speech (8th August 1974)
- Ford's pardon of Nixon (8th September 1974)
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Original court documents
- Jury questionnaire n°1 - A standard questionnaire published by the U.S. Federal Judicial Center
- Jury questionnaire n°2 - The questionnaire used in the Warren Jeffs 2011 case (Warren Jeffs, a Mormon sect guru, was accused of polygamy (75 wives) & of sexual abuse on minors, and found guilty)