We the People: The Constitution spells out how the government works. Is it in crisis?
The Constitution describes the duties and obligations of the three federal branches of government. If you hear it mentioned ...
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The Heritage Guide to the Constitution
We the People of the United States ... in the compact the Constitution replaced, the Articles of Confederation. There, the states joined in “a firm league of friendship with each other, for ...
No limits? Why the United States could be on the verge of a constitutional crisis
Donald Trump and his closest advisers have taken steps to circumvent the constraints upon the executive authority of ...
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After the Revolution
Although the states had united politically under the Articles of Confederation in 1777, they did not yet exist as a united nation. Each state retained individual sovereignty and operated under its ...
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State Powers
“The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.” The Articles of ...
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Entering Confederation
When Manitoba entered Confederation in 1870, British Columbia was still an isolated British colony on the West Coast. In March 1867, the United States had bought Alaska leaving British Columbia ...