The Constitution describes the duties and obligations of the three federal branches of government. If you hear it mentioned ...

Separation of Powers is a fixture of the federal constitutional system even as its contours are uncertain and contested. The theory envisions three principal powers of government—legislative ...

In May 1787, the democratic government that had emerged from the American Revolution was only eight years old. But already, it threatened to crumble. Although the Articles of Confederation had ...

The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. The Executive Vesting Clause (or “Vesting Clause”) grants the president the executive power traditionally ...

The Constitution of the United States (US) was signed by 39 of the 55 delegates on September 17, 1787. It went into effect on March 4, 1789, after it had been ratified by conventions in nine states.