US civics update: the why and how

I keep the John Carter layout because it is very legible: words are divided as to help get around within the text, where you could say the n-dash is "interstate". The civics are worthwhile in themselves, plus they can do great for the grammatical articles and syntax, hence the update: for grammar today. ■More

Voluntary practice

The practice has questions and suggested answers about American civics. The answers are not comprehensive; they are more of ideas that could be of use in creative writing. ■The Declaration of Independence 1. "We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that (a) all Men are created equal, that they (b) are endowed by their Creator … Continue reading Voluntary practice →

US Constitution

We, the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. ARTICLE I. Section … Continue reading US Constitution →

The Declaration of Independence

WHEN in the Course of human Events, it becomes necessary for one People to dissolve the Political Bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the Powers of the Earth, the separate and equal Station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent Respect to the … Continue reading The Declaration of Independence →