This is ninth in a series of essays about the U.S. Constitution. The first three Articles of our Constitution detailed the organization and powers of the three branches of our federal government ...

The original 13 colonies entered the Union from 1787 to 1790, ... States are accepted into the U.S. based on Article IV, Section 3, Clause 1 of the Constitution, ...

Back to Table of ContentsArticle IV-StatesSection 1. Full faith and credit shall be given in each state to the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state. And the Congress may ...

The first Congress under the Constitution convened in New York City on March 4, 1789. George Washington was inaugurated as the first president of our country on April 30, 1789.

With America’s constitution undergoing a stress test, it’s important to revisit and understand its fundamental structure and design. America’s Constitutional convention occurred in 1787 ...

In his 1985 article “The Original Understanding of Original Intent,” the law professor H. Jefferson Powell laid out strong evidence that the Framers of the Constitution never meant their own ...

The Constitution of 1788's original seven articles include twenty-two provisions that refer to "Offices" and "Officers." ... Parts III and IV will soon be sent to the printer.