Southern states declared that they had a constitutional right to bring slaves into the new lands.

VOA: special.2009.03.26

Southern states believed they had a constitutional right to take property including slaves -- anywhere.

VOA: special.2009.07.23

That was ten years after American women gained a constitutional right to vote.

VOA: special.2009.08.24

He demanded this as his constitutional right.

VOA: special.2009.10.29

"We don't want to rob people of a constitutional right but - I kind of don't like saying this, but I'm going to do it, and that is - to err on the side of protection is the chance sometimes we have to take."

VOA: standard.2010.05.06

They said the constitutional convention had only given them the right to vote for limited slavery or unlimited slavery.

VOA: special.2009.05.21

The railroads said the laws were not constitutional, because they interfered with the right of Congress to control trade between the states.

VOA: special.2010.04.15