A draft of a lawsuit circulating among some attorneys general claims states reached the two-thirds threshold in 1979.

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Somewhat lost to history in our memory and mythology of the founding fathers is the fact that their optimism regarding their ...

The fundamental theory of federalism was best explained by President James Madison, in his seminal work “The Federalist ...

I admit being in the camp of those who see the U.S. Constitution as a living document and subject to change. Over the passage of time, you can see so many things in our world that the Founding Fathers ...

In a 1787 article published in the Philadelphia Independent Gazetteer ... end well and their Constitution would be sufficient ...

In a 1787 article published in the Philadelphia ... Constitution would be sufficient to protect the republic. The Federalist Papers, the 85 essays written to persuade voters to support ...

When the US Constitution was written, many people − from those who wrote the document to those on the outside who read it − ...

The Federalist Papers – A collection of essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, referenced in discussions about constitutional powers, particularly the presidency.

We’re overdue for a civics lesson,” Opinion, Feb. 13) The Federalist Papers, which Hammer cites, were penned in 1787 and 1788 in support of ratifying the newly written Constitution.