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The Alaska purchase: Folly or good fortune?
On this day in 1867, United States Secretary of State William Seward signed a deal acquiring Alaska, an agreement that was…
Has the time come to shut down the Electoral College?
Constitution Daily contributor Lyle Denniston looks at the current debate over the Electoral College and why history, as well as…
On this day, the Senate summons President Johnson to his impeachment trial
It was on this day that the United States Senate began the first trial of a sitting United States President after the House…
Marbury v. Madison: The Supreme Court claims its power
In an act of “judicial jujitsu,” the Supreme Court issued its decision in Marbury v. Madison on February 24, 1803,…
Jefferson Davis and Abraham Lincoln: Dueling inaugural addresses
On this day in 1861, former U.S. Senator Jefferson Davis took to a podium for his presidential inaugural and gave an impassioned…
Is Andrew Johnson the worst president in American history?
Today marks the birthday of perhaps the most-maligned president in American history. But was Andrew Johnson really that bad, or…
When Congress last used its powers to declare war
Today marks an important anniversary in American history: the congressional declaration of war on Japan on December 8, 1941. But…
Read six different versions of the Gettysburg Address
There were five versions of the Gettysburg Address that were acknowledged by Abraham Lincoln in his lifetime. Here are those…
Whitaker’s Acting Attorney General appointment heads to court
The state of Maryland is asking a federal judge to rule that current acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew G. Whitaker can’t…
Breaking down the birthright citizenship debate
President Donald Trump’s push to end birthright citizenship for the children of undocumented immigrants will be getting a good…
