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When I observe decisions issued by recent presidents ... my thoughts turn to the governing ideals of James Madison,  aka 'The ...
On Constitution Day, I am thinking about the 10th Amendment,' writes a Norwalk professor of history and political science.
On Sept. 17, 1787, 42 delegates of the original 70 selected from 12 colonies gathered at the Constitutional Congress in ...
WSHU's Ebong Udoma spoke with Sacred Heart University politics professor Gary Rose to discuss his new book, James Madison, ...
The checks-and-balances of our government have been increasingly tested in ways our founding fathers never anticipated, yet ...
As challenges to our institutions and laws proliferate, it’s vital that this Constitution Day encourages a greater commitment ...
Jill Lepore's history of the Constitution includes a colorful cast of characters and makes a case for it as a living document ...
Harvard professor and New Yorker writer Jill Lepore explores the ongoing struggle to amend America's founding document and ...
The Framers of the Constitution saw an independent judiciary as critical for preserving individual liberty and protecting our ...
Perhaps he recognises the long odds: almost 12,000 amendments have been proposed since the constitution replaced the Articles ...