We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the ...

All debts contracted and engagements entered into, before the adoption of this Constitution, shall be as valid against the United States under this Constitution, as under the Confederation. This ...

Editor's note: This is a regular feature on issues related to the Constitution and civics education written by Paul G. Summers, retired judge and state attorney general. The Rule of Law is the ...

Paul G. Summers, a lawyer, is a former appellate and senior judge; district attorney general; and the Attorney General of Tennessee. He resides in Holladay and Nashville. Editor's note: This is a ...

U.S. CONSTITUTION. WE THE PEOPLE. THE FIRST THREE WORDS OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION THE BEDROCK FUNDAMENTAL ASPECT OF BEING A CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY IS UNDERSTANDING THE CONSTITUTION, KNOWING ...

One of the biggest threats to America’s politics might be the country’s founding document. Credit...Photo illustration by Ben Denzer Supported by By Jennifer Szalai The United States Constitution is ...

Section 1. The judicial power of the United States, shall be vested in one Supreme Court, and in such inferior courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish. The judges, both of ...

When the U.S. Constitution was written, in 1787, it was a startling political novelty, even in an age of constitution-making. Before the Constitutional Convention, James Madison made a study of ...