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Article II
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…
On this day, FDR approves funding the Manhattan Project
On this day in 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt orders Dr. Vannevar Bush to move forward with a top-secret project that led…
A look at the Vacancies Reform Act
This week, an obscure act of Congress is getting a lot of attention in the discussion over Rod Rosenstein’s future in…
Excerpt: America Is Living James Madison’s Nightmare
In this excerpt from The Atlantic’s October 2018 print edition, National Constitution Center president and CEO Jeffrey Rosen…
10 fascinating facts about the National Park Service
Today marks the anniversary of the 1916 Organic Act that created the National Park Service. So how much has the Park Service grown…
The Space Force and the Constitution
The Trump administration’s proposal to create a sixth military service branch to focus on space warfare is raising an…
