We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the ...

A Smithsonian curator reflects on the document that was signed this week 237 years ago Harry R. Rubenstein This small leather-bound trunk was used to preserve George Washington’s Constitutional ...

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 ...

Since the middle of the twentieth century, Rana argues, constitutional politics has shape-shifted into a kind of idolatry. As late as the first decades of the twentieth century, Rana proposes, ...

When the U.S. Constitution was written, in 1787, it was a startling political novelty, even in an age of constitution-making. Before the Constitutional Convention, James Madison made a study of ...

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 ...

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. Sign up for The Decision, a newsletter featuring our 2024 election coverage. Last week, Donald Trump’s lawyers attempted to convince the Supreme Court that he ...

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 ...

The Constitution of the United States is not a strictly libertarian document. It empowers the national government to protect citizens’ natural rights, which is good and proper. However, it also gives ...