iCivics and George Washington’s Mount Vernon museum are announcing Constitutional Compromise, an online game that teaches kids about the making of the U.S. Constitution. It’s a game about the civility ...

In this election year, Democrats have argued, often and at length, that America is in danger of losing its democratic form of government. The Republican presidential candidate has virtually ...

As is true for much of our history, we are constantly struggling to live up to our moral and human values. America was founded on ideals based on freedom and equality. Indeed, our Declaration of ...

The Seventh Amendment to the Constitution is straightforward. It was the seventh amendment of the Bill of Rights. Those rights were ratified by the states in about two years of the original ...

One thing that people across the political spectrum agree on is that powerful forces threaten our political institutions and rights. Many are frustrated by the intricate and obdurate constitutional ...

People are also reading… "The Second Founding" tells the story of the era's constitutional amendments. Along the way, Foner asks how we ought to interpret the compromises enshrined in the text of the ...

Paul G. Summers, a lawyer, is a former appellate and senior judge, district attorney general, and the attorney general of Tennessee. Editor's note: This is a regular feature on issues related to the ...

Mr. Feldman, a professor at Harvard who specializes in constitutional law, is the author of a new book on Abraham Lincoln. Who created the Constitution we have today? As a law professor, I’ve always ...

Paul G. Summers is a lawyer. He is a former appellate and senior judge, district attorney general, and the Attorney General of Tennessee. Editor's note: This is a regular feature on issues related to ...