For a decade, scholars, pundits and other analysts have been searching deep in the American political experience to understand why democracy seems so stressed. Now a new UC Berkeley report based on ...

A reminder from Jill Lepore to her country: The Constitution was built to be amended. In “We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution,” Lepore, David Woods Kemper ’41 Professor of American ...

As the country barrels toward the 2026 midterm elections, one place sits at the center of it all: Texas. From fiercely contested elections to landmark legislative fights and courtroom battles with ...

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The Constitution remains on display in the National Archives today, reverently viewed by visitors, "much as Mao Zedong sleeps in his tomb in Tiananmen Square," Garrett Epps writes. Credit: Wikimedia ...

This feel-good animated short celebrates the spirit of America and this country’s democracy, which was built on the foundation that “We the People” are the source of our government’s power.

Forget the TV drama of “democracy under attack.” There is no season twist on Capitol Hill, no slick villain delivering a chilling monologue to a string-quartet soundtrack, and no mastermind plotting ...

This flexibility means that the people included in “the people” can vary considerably. Politicians can use the term to refer ...

National Constitution Center’s newest exhibits, explores our nation’s founding document, and celebrates 75 years with the ...