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Did the Founders consider adding Canada to the United States?
The topic of President Donald Trump’s desire for Canada to become part of the United States is very much in the news. But about…
What are the president’s powers under the Insurrection and Militia Acts?
By April 20, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem are expected to make recommendations…
The Constitution and the Postal System
President-elect Donald Trump has revived talk from his previous term of moving to privatize the United States Postal System. To be…
On this day, the Constitution was signed in Philadelphia
On September 17, 1787, a group of men gathered in a closed meeting room to sign the greatest vision of human freedom in history,…
On this day, the name “United States of America” becomes official
On September 9, 1776, the Second Continental Congress adopted a new name for what had been called “the United Colonies.” The…
What is the Constitutional Role of the Vice President?
During the current presidential election, the importance of the two vice presidential nominees will be a topic of discussion…
The day the Constitution was ratified
On June 21, 1788, New Hampshire became the ninth and final state needed to ratify the Constitution.
Why term limits for Congress face a challenging constitutional path
The Constitution of the United States is rarely changed, but that has not stopped speculation about the next amendment to our…
On this day, the Confederate Constitution is approved
On March 11, 1861, delegates from the newly formed Confederate States of America agreed on their own constitution. And much of it…
On this day, government begins under our Constitution
It was on this day in 1789 that the federal government started to operate under the terms of the U.S. Constitution, as the…
