ASHEVILLE, N.C. (CNN Newsource/WKRC) - An extremely rare and extremely old copy of the United States Constitution will soon be sold at auction, and it could fetch millions. When Congress was ...

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 ...

Thanks in part to our current contentious, partisan political climate, there have been calls for modifying or replacing the ...

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 ...

The film discusses the historical context and significance of the United States Constitution, created in the aftermath of Shay's Rebellion and the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. It ...

Section 1. All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives. Section 2. The House of ...

The documentarian reflects on the ideas that drove our nation’s founding — and how they echo today. By Ken Burns, David Leonhardt and Jillian Weinberger Start with a constitutional convention. By Jill ...