North Carolina legislators voted this month to ask Congress to call for convention of states to suggest changes to the U.S. Constitution. Some Republican legislators have been pushing to file an ...

Discover the 1787 Constitutional Convention. Learn about the failures of the Articles of Confederation, the Great Compromise, and how the U.S. Constitution was built.

A New York Times story last week reports fears by Democratic politicians of calls by some leading Republican politicians for a new Constitutional Convention. This is distinct from the customary means ...

Despite the best efforts of suffragists in Colorado and around the country, the fight to make the Centennial State the first to grant women the right to vote suffered a final defeat on Feb. 15, 1876.

One action or law that violates the letter or established interpretation of the Constitution may simply be unconstitutional, but a series of brazen actions, unlicensed assertions of power that ...

One reason the federal government has become so dysfunctional—it can’t even balance its own budget—is that a key “check and balance” in the Constitution remains unused. This is the right ...

The Ohio GOP appears to be lining up behind the idea of a constitutional convention, with resolutions introduced in both the Ohio House and Senate. No more birthright citizenship, anyone? But a new ...

In the summer of 1787, leaders from across the United States gathered in Philadelphia for the stated purpose of fixing flaws ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — On Tuesday, Nov. 5, Rhode Islanders get to make a once-in-a-decade decision: Should the state hold a constitutional convention? If voters approve Question 1, elected ...

Principal characters -- The Constitutional Convention of 1787: a chronology -- The crisis -- The indispensable men of the Convention -- The delay that produced a revolution -- The Convention opens for ...