The Declaration of Independence (1776) and the Constitution of the United States (1787) were both signed in this building in Philadelphia. The universal principles of freedom and democracy set forth ...

While the Fourth of July may mark the birth of our nation, September 17, the date of the signing of the U.S. Constitution that occurred right here in Philadelphia, is the birthday of our government.

With America rsquo;s constitution undergoing a stress test, it rsquo;s important to revisit and understand its fundamental ...

ARTICLES in addition to, and Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America, proposed by Congress, and ratified by the Legislatures of the several States, pursuant to the fifth Article ...

America’s Constitutional convention occurred in 1787, several years after ... do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.” Merely 4,400 words, the Constitution ...

The interactive online version reflects this current edition. The United States Constitution is America’s most fundamental legal document. As a compact between the people and the government ...

The Declaration of Independence was adopted and the Constitution of the United States of America framed in this fine early 18th-century building in Philadelphia. These events, which took place ...

As commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, George Washington performed many of the ...

Our democratic republic, though we’ve been blessed with it and devoted to it for 237 years, is nonetheless fragile. It is, after all, based upon the consent of every American. We cannot be forced to ...