That was the position taken by those who came to be known as the Federalists. They thought that adding a bill of rights to ...

In creating the U.S. Constitution, the Founding Fathers had a chance to end slavery — but instead, they chose political convenience. The Three-Fifths Compromise is perhaps the most glaring example.

The word “gerrymander” is a portmanteau bonding the name of Elbridge Gerry and “salamander.” Gerry was governor of ...

On June 21, 1788, the United States we know today came into existence when the Constitution of the United States was ratified to replace the Articles of Confederation, a loose ...

The comments followed a leak of Chief Justice John Roberts' memos on Sunday, sparking another public view into the High Court ...

After 60 years, the Voting Rights Act is hanging on by a thread Of all the rights the Founding Fathers bequeathed to us in the Constitution, voting rights for people other than white men with property ...

On Nov. 8, 1787, a pamphleteer who wrote under the pseudonym Cato published one of the most prescient warnings in American ...

A “constitutional county” refers to a county government that declares its intention to uphold the United States Constitution ...