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sorry, what are 1A, 2A and 3A?
by mijoharas 6y ago
sorry, what are 1A, 2A and 3A?
- jessaustin 6y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Amendment_to_the_United_... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Amendment_to_the_United... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Amendment_to_the_United_... Sure, these abbreviations are USA-centric. I thought that would be OK given the subject of TFA.
- mijoharas 6y agoAhhh... I think I was just on the wrong track, I was looking at the parent comment trying to place a 1a), 1b), 2a) ordering onto the points they made and getting confused. Thanks!
- zenexer 6y agoI've lived in the US my entire life, and I was confused by your abbreviations. I don't know what "TFA" means, either.
- jessaustin 6y ago"The Fine Article". Many people who are interested in civil rights refer to the amendments in this abbreviated fashion... It's fun to learn new things!
- zenexer 6y agoIt is! Nevertheless, I was confused at first. I’m sure I would’ve figured it out eventually, given the context.
- non-entity 6y agoThe first through third amendments to the US constitution. If you're unaware the 1st amendment generally deals with the right to free speech, the 2nd is the ever controversial right to bear arms, and the 3rd is often mocked as obsolete, but has to do with disallowing the forced quartering of soldiers in people's homes.