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Prepositions in the Constitution


Erik M. Jensen


Case Western Reserve University School of Law

January 7, 2011

14 Green Bag 2d 163
Case Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2011-2

Abstract:     
To defend the proposition that prepositions matter, this article examines the "of" in the phrase "duties of tonnage" and the "on" in "taxes on incomes."

Number of Pages in PDF File: 8

Keywords: Prepositions, Constitutional law, Constitutional interpretation, Tonnage Clause, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, Taxes on Income, Income tax, Sixteenth Amendment

JEL Classification: K10, K34

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Date posted: January 10, 2011 ; Last revised: March 2, 2011

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Jensen, Erik M., Prepositions in the Constitution (January 7, 2011). 14 Green Bag 2d 163; Case Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2011-2. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1736684

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