14th, the documentary directed by Ava DuVernay that premiered Friday night as the closing-night film of the New York Film ...
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION During Constitution Week, we proudly commemorate the 239th anniversary of the signing of Every child deserves a safe and nurturing home ...
On Aug. 6, the Library of Congress’ annotated website of the U.S. Constitution was missing sections of Article 1 including provisions about habeas corpus and the limits and powers of Congress and U.S.
Excerpted from “We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution” by Jill Lepore, David Woods Kemper ’41 Professor of American History and Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. We the People. The ...
From the Declaration of Independence to the Constitutional Convention, learn how the United States and Georgia built their first governments. See why the Articles of Confederation failed, how ...
Sept. 17 is Constitution Day and Citizenship Day, meant to celebrate the signing of the United States' founding document and all those who have become citizens since. Here's a quick history lesson and ...
The president of the United States appears to have long ago forgotten that Americans fought the Revolutionary War not merely to secure their independence from the British monarchy but to establish a ...
To share a country together, Americans don’t need to agree with one another — in fact, working alongside those you disagree with is precisely what the Constitution requires of people, said President ...
In a new book, the historian Mark Peterson argues that our founding document is rooted in ideals of expansion and conquest ill suited to the nation we’ve become. By Claire Rydell Arcenas Claire Rydell ...