Pop quiz time. Name the three branches of our federal government. If you had to Google it, you should be ashamed. But you have company. Only about one-third of people in a recent poll were able to ...

The United States federal government, whether you feel it is a beacon of democracy or a symbol of modern political gridlock, was undeniably a revolutionary institution at its time of formation. Split ...

“September 17, 1787 is one of the most important, yet ironically one of the least known, dates in American history” That’s what President Bill Clinton wrote, in a 1993 Presidential Proclamation, ...

Renowned Constitutional Law Expert Erwin Chemerinsky to Discuss Allocation of Power Among the 3 Branches of Government at UH Law Center's Rosenberg Memorial Lecture Renowned Constitutional Law Expert ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Executive Social Studies TEKS: 16) Government. The student understands the framework of government created by the U.S. Constitution of 1787. The ...

Co-Host, "CBS Mornings" and "CBS Mornings Plus" Tony Dokoupil is a co-host of "CBS Mornings" and "CBS Mornings Plus." Dokoupil also anchors "The Uplift," a weekly series spotlighting positive and ...

Americans’ understanding of basic facts about the U.S. government declined for the first time in six years, as fewer than half in a new survey could name all three branches of government. The ...

The provision allows a French government to push a bill through the lower house of Parliament without a vote. Detractors view it as an undemocratic tool to strong-arm lawmakers. By Aurelien Breeden ...