Discover who is called the Father of the U.S. Constitution. Learn about his key contributions, including the Federalist Papers, the Bill of Rights, and his theory of checks and balances.

Relocating Black cemeteries in Virginia reveals how America has long denied full humanity, and how to reclaim it.

One of the lines on the ballot in 2026 is Proposal 1, a question asking Michigan voters whether to convene a constitutional convention. It’s a question that automatically appears on the ballot every ...

BOSTON — A group of Democratic state lawmakers are trying to block efforts to hold a national constitutional convention, claiming that Republicans and conservative groups want to use a gathering of ...

Color map, entitled 'Map No 8, Status of Slavery in the United States, 1775 - 1865,' illustrates the territorial application of various slavery related laws, published in 1898. Credit - Interim ...

Thanks in part to our current contentious, partisan political climate, there have been calls for modifying or replacing the Constitution approved in 1787 at a convention in Philadelphia and ratified ...

BOSTON — Citing “recent conservative momentum” behind calls for a federal Constitutional Convention, top House and Senate Democrats in Massachusetts filed resolutions to join 16 other states that have ...

SHERIDAN — A national group is continuing its push to amend the U.S. Constitution. The Convention of States Action hosted an event in Sheridan on Oct. 22 to inform Sheridanites of the organization’s ...

There were 11 women delegates from both political parties who served during Michigan's 1961 Constitutional Convention. Next year, Michigan voters will weigh in on whether the state should hold a ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! This 1950s classroom film depicts the problems that led to the drafting of the U.S. Constitution, such as Shay's Rebellion and confusing state ...

Earlier this year, the Montana legislature almost took the whole country another step toward a constitutional crisis. A resolution that passed through a Senate committee before stalling on the floor ...