In a new book, the historian Mark Peterson argues that our founding document is rooted in ideals of expansion and conquest ...

PHILADELPHIA (WHSV) - Nearly 240 years ago on Sept. 17, 1787, 39 delegates gathered at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia to sign the new U.S. Constitution. The United States’ current ...

Each amendment to the U.S. Constitution tells a story about the challenges and priorities of its era. In this video, explore a timeline showing when and how each amendment was ratified, offering ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Recognized nationwide on Sept. 17, the day marks the anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution — Sept. 17, 1787 in ...

Americans celebrated Constitution Day on Wednesday, marking the ratification of the founding document for the nation’s government. To mark the occasion and ahead of the U.S. semiquincentennial, the ...

Historian and author Jill Lepore explores the U.S. Constitution in "We the People." Historian and author Jill Lepore explores the U.S. Constitution in her new book, "We the People: A History of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If there is a silver lining in these dark days for American democracy, it is the pressure test that President Trump and his allies ...

When Benjamin Franklin was asked what form of government the American framers had created, he wryly replied, “A republic, if you can keep it.” This Constitution Day, on the brink of celebrating the ...

The U.S. Constitution is among the oldest constitutions in the world but also one of the most difficult to amend. Jill Lepore, Harvard professor of history and law, explains why in We the People, the ...

Dec 16 (Reuters) - A federal appeals court judge who was included on U.S. President Donald Trump's short list of potential Supreme Court nominees during his first term says the U.S. Constitution's ...

NEW PALESTINE — Gina Iacobucci’s We the People class at New Palestine High School is for older students who want to learn about the Constitution, the courts and the way local, state and federal ...