The entire document is open to the public at the National Archives through Oct. 9. Visitors expressed pride seeing it — and concerns about the nation’s future.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The mid- air was hot and humid as delegates from twelve of the thirteen states convened at the ...

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The special display of the U.S. Constitution at the National Archives will extended as a result of the public’s interest.

If there is a silver lining in these dark days for American democracy, it is the pressure test that President Trump and his allies are putting on the Constitution. They are revealing loopholes, gaps ...

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The U.S. Constitution is one of our nation’s most important documents, laying the foundation for the greatest democratic experiment in history — putting power in the hands of the American people.

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To mark Constitution Day, the National Archives for the first time in history displayed all the pages of the Constitution for public viewing on Wednesday.

“We the People of the United States …” These memorable words start the preamble to the U.S. Constitution, which was signed 238 years ago by delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.

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WASHINGTON, Sept 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed its version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, authorizing nearly $900 billion in military ...