Over the past several decades, the checks-and-balances of our government have been increasingly tested in ways our founding fathers never anticipated. Tony Dokoupil talks with Jill Lepore, author of ...

Originalism is often countered by the idea that the Constitution is a living, breathing document meant to be interpreted and changed along with the times. Jill Lepore is a historian at Harvard ...

Guest Opinion. The U.S. Constitution is often thought to have originated from the intellectual musings of the Founding Fathers in a tobacco smoke-filled room in Philadelphia. The Magna Carta (1215) is ...

Nearly 250 years ago on Nov. 17, 1777, Congress submitted the Articles of Confederation to the states for ratification.

Two hundred and fifty years after Americans declared independence from Britain and began writing the first state constitutions, it’s not the Constitution that’s dead. It’s the idea of amending it.

For over 230 years, the Constitution has served as the supreme law of the United States. Before the Constitution, the Articles of Confederation was the ruling document. But it had its problems, ...

The University of Mississippi's Declaration of Independence Center teaches students about founding documents as surveys show ...

Delta College professors traced voting rights in the Constitution at a League of Women Voters talk, discussing how rules ...

America's history is rich in both the violation and vitalization of our First Amendment.  From the movements that shaped the ...

Nevada City Masons are planning for the 57th Annual Constitution Day Ceremonies, to be held on Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 of September. Over several generations, our local parade has become one of the ...