The Tenth Circuit said the program complied with the Supreme Court’s 1990 decision in Employment Division v. Smith, rejecting ...

A challenge to a formula used by a county outside of Washington, D.C., to determine who can attend public magnet schools ...

The National Constitution Center today announced that its Board of Trustees has appointed Hiram E. Chodosh, President ...

The Judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the United States by Citizens of another State, or by ...

Introduction Today, the American people vote for president and vice president on the Election Day. But, technically speaking, these votes don’t directly determine the outcome of the election. These ...

The right of citizens of the United States to vote in any primary or other election for President or Vice President, for electors for President or Vice President, or for Senator or Representative in ...

There have been 27 amendments added to the Constitution since its ratification over 230 years ago. Each amendment has meant big changes to our system of government, and our nation as a whole. U.S.

In 1838, Abraham Lincoln delivered this address to the Young Men’s Lyceum, a debating society in Springfield, Illinois, in the wake of growing mob violence, including the 1837 killing of abolitionist ...

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All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce ...

The Populist movement and People’s Party took shape in the late 1880s and early 1890s. This enormously influential third-party effort arose from the grievances of farmers’ and workers’ organizations, ...

John Trenchard (1662-1723) and Thomas Gordon (1692-1750) were co-authors of Cato’s Letters (1720-23). Trenchard was a radical Whig. In the 1690s, during the Standing Army Controversy, he wrote two ...