The checks-and-balances of our government have been increasingly tested in ways our founding fathers never anticipated, yet ...

A History of the U.S. Constitution’ by Jill Lepore. J ill Lepore’s latest best seller “lands at the right moment, like a life ...

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with U.S. historian Jill Lepore about her new book, "We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution." ...

Jill Lepore’s history of the Constitution includes a colorful cast of characters and makes a case for it as a living document ...

Harvard professor and New Yorker writer Jill Lepore explores the ongoing struggle to amend America's founding document and ...

It is arguably the three most powerful words in history, “we the people.” Our country’s founders, 235 years ago, came to Philadelphia and ratified the Constitution of the United States of America, and ...

The National Archives in Washington, D.C. will be showcasing the four pages of the historic document, plus a rarely shown ...

Originalism is often countered by the idea that the Constitution is a living, breathing document meant to be interpreted and changed along with the times. Jill Lepore is a historian at Harvard ...

These proposals sought to change the United States' name, abolish the presidency and the vice presidency, and set a limit on ...

But since the country’s founding, constitutional meaning has never emerged solely from an elite cadre of justices. Nor has ...

We recognize Constitution Day — September 17 — to celebrate more than just words on parchment. The Constitution represents a turn in human history away from authoritarianism and toward individual ...

Monterey celebrates California's statehood with an annual reenactment of the 1849 constitution signing, highlighting historical debates and compromises.