THE MEANING(S) OF “THE PEOPLE” IN THE CONSTITUTION

THE MEANING(S) OF “THE PEOPLE” IN THE CONSTITUTION The Constitution famously begins with a flourish, “We the Peo-ple.”1 Less famously, the phrase “the people” appears in several other constitutional clauses, five of which are in the Bill of Rights.2 The First Amendment ensures “the right of the people” to petition the gov- ................
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