Every other Tuesday, Civics 101 hosts, Hannah McCarthy and Nick Capodice, join NHPR’s All Things Considered host Julia Furukawa to talk about how our democratic institutions actually work. The Second ...

Each September, we celebrate Constitution Day, honoring the document that defines our government and secures our rights. But constitutions don’t defend themselves. They work only when citizens ...

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. The Fifteenth Amendment was ...

The Annenberg Public Policy Center's annual Constitution Day Civics Survey was released on Sept. 17. Credit: Zihan Chen A recent survey conducted by the Annenberg Public Policy Center's found that ...

Paul G. Summers, a lawyer, is a former appellate and senior judge, district attorney general, and the attorney general of Tennessee. Editor's note: This is a regular feature on issues related to the ...

Less than half of Americans can list a majority of the rights enumerated in the First Amendment, and less than two-thirds can list the three branches of government, according to a new poll. Image from ...

We have 27 Amendments to the United States Constitution. Each is part of the Constitution. The last amendment to be ratified is the 27th Amendment. This amendment was ratified over two centuries after ...

On Constitution Day, Sept. 17, America had an opportunity to reflect on the document that secures our freedoms. I had planned to use this holiday to celebrate the founding of Colorado Mountain College ...

Each September, we celebrate Constitution Day, honoring the document that defines our government and secures our rights. But constitutions don’t defend themselves. They work only when citizens ...