They advocate creation of a new constitution. But even the framers themselves did not think the Constitution was perfect. That's why they included an amendment process in Article V, so the people ...

The very opening words of the Constitution, “We the People of the United States,” presume the language of the Declaration of Independence, in which the “unanimous declaration of the thirteen ...

On Jan. 22, the public is invited to the Hillsdale library for “Handwriting the Constitution.” The event is a chance to get ...

The impending 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence seems like the perfect time to talk about our Constitution ...

How precisely Donald Trump could make good on his threat to annex Canada can be found in the U.S. Constitution. There is both ...

The Courts, Community and Rule of Law Committee of the Judicial Council of the Third Circuit is hosting an essay contest for elementary students focused on civics, citizenship and the concept of “We ...

The Constitution of the United States has endured ... on the consent of a free people. Thomas Jefferson had set forth the basic principle in his famous formulation: We hold these truths to be ...

When Americans today think of the Constitution, many of us think of certain cherished freedoms we hold dear: freedom of ...

Of the Civil War Amendments, the Fourteenth Amendment had the most far-reaching effect on the meaning of the Constitution. It conferred both national and state citizenship upon birth, thereby ...

Did you know that only 38 percent of Americans can name all three branches of the U.S. government? Test your knowledge of the U.S. Constitution. Play iCivics’ Branches of Power and Do I Have a ...