This decision is only one of the ways that the Court, under Chief Justice John Roberts, has been chipping away at the parts ...

Mercy Otis Warren lost that debate. But her ideas still left a mark, and for that reason, she is worth remembering and ...

Ninth Amendment—Unenumerated Rights Crushed by Government Power. The Ninth Amendment affirms that the people retain rights ...

In the United States, birthright citizenship was written into the Constitution after the Civil War. Following the end of ...

Although often commonly referred to as the “sweeping clause” or the “elastic clause,” the “necessary and proper” clause is not in fact as expansive as its nicknames suggests. After listing the 17 ...

Our pledge is to the Constitution — its principles and processes in everyday life. That fidelity keeps America free, ...

The following is an entry concerning the first section of Amendment 14 of the Constitution as found in The Heritage Guide to the Constitution. Before the adoption of the Fourteenth Amendment, citizens ...