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 finished our study of ...

The Annenberg Public Policy Center released a film titled “The Eighth Amendment: Cruel and Unusual Punishment” on Annenberg Classroom in recognition of Constitution Day on Sept. 17. The 24-minute film ...

"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the ...

Rana Sanaullah says the 27th Constitutional Amendment is under consultation, not final; no changes will occur without ...

This week marks the anniversary of women getting the right to vote. That was codified as the 19 th amendment to the Constitution on August 26 th, 1920. But the status of another amendment remains ...

In the early 1970s, buoyed by bipartisan support, Congress overwhelmingly passed the Equal Rights Amendment, which prohibited discrimination on the basis of sex. A rush of state ratifications ...

Thanks in part to our current contentious, partisan political climate, there have been calls for modifying or replacing the ...

AUSTIN — Texas voters have approved all 17 proposed amendments to the state constitution, according to early results from Tuesday's general election. The sweeping slate of changes is set to ...

If you didn’t know there was something to vote for this November, now you do. Early voting began Monday and ends October 31. (Go in costume, please.) There are 17 proposed amendments to the Texas ...

From items addressing property and estate taxes, to statements emphasizing conservative Republican priorities and more, Texas ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Republican ...

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 ...