The first three words in the Constitution are the most powerful: We the People. They declare that the Constitution derives its power not from a king or a Congress, but from the people themselves.

For the second year in a row, Law Academy students at Hialeah Gardens Senior High School have made it to the national round ...

My fascination with the Constitution has recently come back with a passion. Maybe it’s my looming entrance into law school this fall, or maybe it’s my course material, but I’m finding myself searching ...

Leaders from the new states gathered in Philadelphia in 1787 to amend the articles, but instead threw them out and drafted a new plan, the U.S. Constitution, of which the first three words “We ...

Opinion: The constitutional right of the people to the initiative and referendum process is one that must be guarded, ...

Bestselling author A.J. Jacobs visited the Constitution up close at the National Archives in Washington, D.C. — and argues Americans need to be reminded of the value of "We the People." ...

The Constitution begins “We the people,” not “we the judges.” Lately, there has been a tussle between activist judges and President Trump. Some critics argue that some of these judges are ...

We the people give it power." His sentiment, that the founding documents of this country hold only as much weight as we allow for, forms the basis of constitutional democracies all around the world.

We The People: Constitution Week 2024, Part 1 - And Response. Tuesday, September 17, 2024; During our commemoration of Constitution Week, Sept. 17-23, it often is appropriate to remember that the ...

What the Constitution Means to Me, Guac, and the Spanish classic Fuenteovejuna show political contestation—and progress—run deeper than the latest transfer of power.

Even if you don’t know Gouverneur Morris’s name, you probably know his words. You may even have been forced to memorize a string of them in school, which start: “We the People of the United ...