Where was America founded? The U.S. Constitution was drafted at the 1789 Congress in Philadelphia — the same place where the ...

Each amendment to the U.S. Constitution tells a story about the challenges and priorities of its era. In this video, explore ...

WASHINGTON — Calling all history buffs, history teachers or curious individuals to the National Archives to celebrate Constitution Day. To celebrate 250 years of American freedom, the National ...

When Benjamin Franklin was asked what form of government the American framers had created, he wryly replied, “A republic, if you can keep it.” This Constitution Day, on the brink of celebrating the ...

Every major question in American public life ultimately returns to a single source of authority: the Constitution. Whether the issue concerns abortion, the scope of federal agencies, the death penalty ...

The American Revolution is over, and delegates convene to create a new system of government. The American Revolution has ended, but the newly United States teeters on the brink of fracturing.

For quite some time, the leftist political establishment has been accusing President Trump of abandoning the US Constitution. Now they have me wondering why that’s supposed to be a criticism. A ...

How to read a Constitution -- Preamble. "Tell me, Muse, how it all began" -- Article I. A tale of two cities -- Article II. Under the bramble bush -- Article III. Solomon's sword -- Article IV. All ...

Friday was Constitution Day by act of Congress in 2004. It supplanted Citizenship Day which had been set for Sept. 19 but I can’t recall ever hearing about that growing up. Upon reflection it is a ...

Includes bibliographical references (p. [298] - 300) and index. We know and love the story of the American Revolution, from the Declaration of Independence to Cornwallis's defeat. We forget, though, ...

Patrick Henry was the American Spartacus, his “give me liberty or give me death speech,” rejecting perpetual slavery under his own government, the English Empire, ignited resistance in the hearts and ...

On Nov. 8, 1787, a pamphleteer who wrote under the pseudonym Cato published one of the most prescient warnings in American history. Cato looked at the proposed Constitution and declared that it might ...