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On September 17, 1787, a group of men gathered in a closed meeting room to sign the greatest vision of human freedom in history, the U.S. Constitution. And it was Benjamin Franklin who made the motion to sign the document in his last great speech.
The Constitution is our most enduring document, but not everything you read online about the Constitution is accurate! Here are some of the top myths about the…
Recent summers in the U.S. Supreme Court have been deceptively quiet. It is still true that when the final decision is issued in late June or early July, the…
On Sept. 10, 2024, the Center will be the location of ABC’s broadcast of the debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald J. Trump.…
On September 9, 1776, the Second Continental Congress adopted a new name for what had been called “the United Colonies.” The moniker United States of America…
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