Twelve states sent delegates in May 1787, and these delegates chose ... Two-thirds of the states could call for another ...

As John Adams saw the political world, there were essentially three main forms of government—monarchy, aristocracy, and ...

The prologue to my 1981 college textbook weighed the opportunities against the dangers, noted the changed circumstances since ...

The actual outcome of the 2024 presidential election will be determined by the Electoral College. The Conversation U.S. has ...

The concept emerged during the Constitutional Convention, which took place over a four-month period in 1787 to address issues ...

Last week, one of the most significant events in the history of our constitutional republic ... just two days before the close of the 1787 convention, was a concern raised by George Mason.

The American founders are justifiably famous for their political wisdom. So why did they build the strange contraption called ...

One of the quirks of the U.S. election process is that one candidate can win the popular vote but another can win the ...

Here's why presidential candidates have to concentrate on a handful of swing states and why the winner of the popular vote ...

Convention delegates proposed a number of constitutional changes that were loosely grouped under the heading of civil rights, including the following: Adding protections for free speech ...

This year, Rhode Island voters are being asked to decide if the state should hold a constitutional convention. A constitutional convention − should a majority of voters endorse Question 1 in ...

Rhode Island voters Tuesday soundly rejected holding a once-a-decade constitutional convention, but approved all four ballot questions to authorize state borrowing. As of 12:00 a.m., with 98% ...