ratified
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The generation that wrote and ratified the Constitution had direct experience with compulsory service, but it looked nothing like modern conscription.
From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026
Their deals still need to be ratified by union members.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
Space Force, the made-up military branch he ratified in 2019, which he called “my baby” that is becoming “so important.”
From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026
The 14th Amendment, ratified in 1868 after the Civil War, begins: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
Under its terms, Congress would not limit the foreign slave trade until at least 1808—twenty years after the Constitution was ratified, or accepted by the necessary number of states.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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