Among our nation's "firsts" were the introduction of the separation of church and state and George Washington's proclamation ...

First Amendment's Establishment Clause bans the government from establishing or favoring one religion, so how does that apply to religious holidays?

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 ...

The framers of the Constitution added ten amendments, called the Bill of Rights, to protect individuals’ rights from being infringed by the government. A democratic government is one in which the ...