Editor's note: This is a regular feature on issues related to the Constitution and civics education written by Paul G. Summers, retired judge and state attorney general. We have 27 Amendments to the ...

On March 22, 1972, the U.S. Senate passed the Equal Rights Amendment, sending the measure to the states for ratification in order for it to become a part of the U.S. Constitution, the ultimate law of ...

More than 165 international constitutions include gender equality, and ours should, too. In January 2020, Virginia ratified the Equal Rights Amendment, becoming the final state needed to add about 170 ...

Amending the Constitution The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two ...

A signed copy of the U.S. Constitution, one of 100 sent to the states ahead of their vote to ratify it in 1788, is being sold by Brunk Auctions in Asheville, North Carolina, later this month. The ...

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Constitution Day occurs annually on Sept. 17 to commemorate the Founding Fathers signing of the U.S. Constitution on Sept. 17, 1787. It also celebrates those who have become naturalized U.S. citizens, ...

President Biden says he believes the amendment has met the requirements to be enshrined in the Constitution. Its history has been long and complex. By Noah Weiland Reporting from Washington President ...