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 ...

The current federal administration is testing the limits of executive authority with orders that violate the most basic ...

Thomas Jefferson, who owned more than 600 human beings, penned the stirring words justifying a revolution creating what would ...

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 ...

So the Constitution was written with an eye toward prohibiting corruption. The Foreign Emoluments Clause specifically ...

Auctioneer Andrew Brunk, left, and historian Seth Kaller, right show off a 1787 copy of the U.S. Constitution that will be put up for auction at Brunk Auctions in Asheville, N.C., on Sept. 5, 2024.

We celebrate the Declaration of Independence as the “opening act” for a series of “main events” that laid the foundation of ...

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.

The Confederation of the Colonies Decided Upon Details of the Constitution. Share full article. From Our Own Correspondent. Oct. 23, 1864; ...

With America’s constitution undergoing a stress test, it’s important to revisit and understand its fundamental structure and design. America’s Constitutional convention occurred in 1787 ...

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 ...