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But with a recent survey by the Annenberg Public Policy Center showing that about a third of American adults can’t name the three branches of the federal government, many think we should be aiming ...

Here is your guide to the three branches of the U.S. government. Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your ...

The Tennessean's letters reflect the views of the authors and add to public discourse. At issue: The end of checks and ...

The American Revolution was our ancestor’s rebellion against rule by a monarch. The framers of the Constitution created a ...

At the national level, they created three different branches of government to administer three different types of power. The legislative branch made the laws through a Congress of two houses ...

Branches of Power allows you to do something that no one else can: control all three branches of government! You'll have the power to write any laws you want about issues you choose. Careful ...

Article 3.5, a never-before-used provision with unlimited authority to remake our constitutional order with Musk as the ...

Our American government is often compared to a tree with three branches. The trunk of the tree is our Constitution. The roots of the tree are the American people. The first branch (Article 1) is the ...

Conversely, changing birthright citizenship would require a constitutional amendment. This has been enshrined in the Constitution by the 14th Amendment and was upheld by the Supreme Court in the case ...

Resolves legal disputes between private parties, between private parties and the government, and between different branches of government. Checks the Legislature: Strikes down laws that are ...