The United States is alive and well 249 years after the Declaration of Independence was adopted, and that’s a great thing to ...

A deadlock over the distribution of power threatened to derail the creation of a constitution for the newly formed United ...

Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union Between the States. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress. Early on there were abortive attempts to form a coalition of the ...

Merely 4,400 words, the Constitution has seven articles that form the basic structure of American government: Article I outlines the Legislative Branch, including Congress’s power to pass ...

1. Form a More Perfect Union: The Framers sought to create a better government than what existed under the Articles of Confederation. In the same way, Christians strive toward renewal and growth ...

A 1776 draft of the Articles of Confederation also sold for $1 million. Credit: AP Part of an 1787 copy of the U.S. Constitution that was put up for auction in Asheville, North Carolina.

A 1776 draft of the Articles of Confederation also sold for $1 million. Credit: AP Part of an 1787 copy of the U.S. Constitution that was put up for auction in Asheville, North Carolina.