Understandably, after almost 250 years, the legislature is tired of being a coequal branch of government and wants to take a ...

Discover who James Madison is. Learn about his early life, his key role in the Federalist Papers & Bill of Rights, and his ...

As knowledge about the Constitution ebbs, so does allegiance to it. And because the Constitution was designed in significant ...

The United States is alive and well 249 years after the Declaration of Independence was adopted, and that’s a great thing to ...

Explore the 7 basic principles of the US Constitution: popular sovereignty, limited government, checks & balances, judicial ...

When Thomas Jefferson and James Madison made an early-summer tour of the Northeast, they became closer friends while seeking ...

A deadlock over the distribution of power threatened to derail the creation of a constitution for the newly formed United ...

Area residents take special pride on Constitution Day. It’s when the nation honors the achievement of her most famous son — Father of the Constitution James Madison.

Named in honor of James Madison, the fourth president of the United States who is acknowledged as "the Father of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights," a James Madison Fellowship funds up to ...