Section 1. All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives. Section 2. The House of Representatives shall be composed of members chosen every second year ...

In his final speech as president, Barack Obama, speaking to a crowd in Chicago, said: "Our Constitution is a remarkable, beautiful gift; but it's really just a piece of parchment. It has no power on its own. We the people give it power." His sentiment ...

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (WHTM) — On September 17, 1787, after four months of proposals, counter-proposals, writing, re-writing, and editing, the Constitutional Convention signed their new Constitution for the United States-a date now known as Constitution Day.

Unlike any other president, Donald Trump has tested the words and ideas in the literal text of the US Constitution, from the Preamble through the 27th Amendment. There are multiple passages he has said or suggested he will ignore or reinterpret. As he ...

The Supreme Court agreed Friday to take up the constitutionality of President Donald Trump's order on birthright citizenship declaring that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens.

The documentarian reflects on the ideas that drove our nation’s founding — and how they echo today. By Ken Burns, David Leonhardt and Jillian Weinberger Start with a constitutional convention. By Jill Lepore Republican state lawmakers argue that ...

All debts contracted and engagements entered into, before the adoption of this Constitution, shall be as valid against the United States under this Constitution, as under the Confederation. This Constitution, and the laws of the United States which shall ...

Order would deny citizenship to children born in US if one parent is illegally in country or not an American citizen - Anadolu Ajansı