All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives. Section 2 The House of Representatives shall be ...

Editor’s note: Especially in times of intense political division — such as right now — it can often seem that Americans don’t agree about anything, including our national identity and how the country ...

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Sept. 17 marks Constitution Day in the United States, commemorating the signing of the founding document that is the foundation for American government and Americans' rights, a ...

Sept. 17 is Constitution Day and Citizenship Day, meant to celebrate the signing of the United States' founding document and all those who have become citizens since. Here's a quick history lesson and ...

The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States; and nothing in this Constitution shall ...

Since the middle of the twentieth century, Rana argues, constitutional politics has shape-shifted into a kind of idolatry. As late as the first decades of the twentieth century, Rana proposes, ...

The film discusses the historical context and significance of the United States Constitution, created in the aftermath of Shay's Rebellion and the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. It ...

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the ...

The documentarian reflects on the ideas that drove our nation’s founding — and how they echo today. By Ken Burns, David Leonhardt and Jillian Weinberger Start with a constitutional convention. By Jill ...

When the U.S. Constitution was written, in 1787, it was a startling political novelty, even in an age of constitution-making. Before the Constitutional Convention, James Madison made a study of ...