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 ...

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION During Constitution Week, we proudly commemorate the 239th anniversary of the signing of Every child deserves a safe and nurturing home ...

Excerpted from “We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution” by Jill Lepore, David Woods Kemper ’41 Professor of American History and Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. We the People. The ...

Constitution Day might lack the fireworks and fanfare of its July 4 holiday sibling, but given its focus on educating the American people about the central legal document that has governed the country ...

Although Hamilton found some of his ideas soundly rejected, he liked the resulting Constitution enough to become its chief advocate.

As the United States marks its 250th anniversary this year, most Americans favor several major changes to the nation’s political system. Achieving those changes, however, likely would require doing ...

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 ...

On July 13, 1787, Congress passed the Northwest Ordinance—an act that established a framework for governing the Northwest Territory, admitting new states, and protecting the civil liberties of ...

Can, or even should, Americans break the U.S. Constitution when, in their view, justice demands it? According to the two panelists at a recent online Harvard Law School Library Book Talk, that ...

In fact, the only living Constitution is a Constitution that's followed. -That has almost nothing to do with modern judicial review because in all modern cases of any importance, the Constitution is ...