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 ...

Test your knowledge of the U.S. Constitution, the foundational document of American law. Attempt this GK quiz on its history, ...

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.

Article. IV. Section. 1. ... After the first enumeration required by the first article of the Constitution, there shall be one Representative for every thirty thousand, ...

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 ...

How well do you really know the U.S. Constitution? Discover things you might not have realized about this influential document, like its dictator-friendly loophole.

Griffin purchased the rare first printing of the Constitution at auction at Sotheby’s in New York for $43.2 million in 2021, with plans to make the document available for public viewing.

Rare first editions of the Constitution and Bill of Rights, owned by billionaire Ken Griffin, will be displayed at the National Constitution Center for the nation's 250th anniversary.