The constitutional amendments on the ballot aren't just bad for the economy, they are bad for democracy.

The U.S. Constitution, written in 1787 and ratified by nine of the original 13 states a year later, is the world’s longest-surviving written constitution. But that doesn’t mean it has stayed the same ...

When the delegates to the Constitutional Convention met in 1787 to debate what form of government the United States should have, there were no contemporary democracies in Europe from which they could ...

For more than two centuries, amendments have allowed our Constitution to grow with the country. The 13th Amendment, for instance put an end to slavery, while the 19th gave women the vote. It was ...

After two years of almost unbridled executive power under the Trump administration, the Democrats now control both houses of ...

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.

Our society seems to be pulling itself apart; there seems to be no core identity or purpose holding us together. There is a lot of reference to a political “center,” but it is not what a center needs ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Today's constitutional debates echo arguments from the nineteenth century. At their center stood Frederick Douglass, whose ...

You might have heard the term “constitutional crisis” thrown around on social media or in the news lately. What used to be a relatively obscure concept you might learn about in civics class is now ...

On March 18, the U.S. House voted 211–207 to advance a Balanced Budget Amendment — far short of the two-thirds majority required to pass it. The same day, total federal debt surged past $39 trillion, ...

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Ruling issued by federal appeals court in New Orleans Decision applies across Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi Supreme Court ...