The writers of the Constitution sought an approach that balanced control between the states and the federal government.

A prominent think tank is promoting the chance state residents have on the 2030 ballot to hold a state Constitutional ...

The Signing of the Constitution of the United States, with George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson at the Constitutional Convention of 1787; oil painting on canvas by Howard ...

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Congress is divided and dysfunctional. More importantly, it is failing to discharge its constitutional duties. As a result, ...

While there were no Jewish representatives at the Constitutional Convention in 1787, Philadelphian Jews still played a pivotal role in shaping the Bill of Rights and in the American revolution.

The Citizens Research Council of Michigan is educating voters about the history of constitutional conventions and the state ...

Here's what makes the federal holiday a distinct, and often misunderstood, occasion.

AHMEDABAD: BJP’s Purnesh Modi and Congress’s Shailesh Parmar are contesting for the Deputy Speaker post in the Gujarat Assembly following the resignation of Sha ...

It’s been 75 years since presidents have been prohibited from serving more than two terms. Restrictions on members of ...

The Idaho House of Representatives on Friday narrowly passed a resolution that calls for a never-before-used method of amending the U.S. Constitution to balance the federal budget.

While there’s still a chance the U.S. Supreme Court will reignite a redistricting debate while lawmakers are in session this spring, members of the governmental affairs committees are more likely to ...