The United States federal government, whether you feel it is a beacon of democracy or a symbol of modern political gridlock, was undeniably a revolutionary institution at its time of formation ...

BLUFFTON, South Carolina (AP) — On the first day of his American National Government class, Prof. Kevin Dopf asks how many of his students are United States citizens. Every hand shoots up.

USA TODAY. What are the three branches of government responsible for? Posted: October 18, 2024 | Last updated: April 28, 2025. Understand the three branches of government and their responsibilities.

As the last fireworks went silent on Independence Day 2025, the countdown began for a truly monumental anniversary: Next year ...

He was also elected president of the United States of America, which is a nation that has a constitution written by our early settlers. It established three equally weighted branches of our ...

The conservative justices’ ruling in the birthright citizenship case unshackles the president from lower court rulings that ...

The Constitution and precedent make clear presidential authority is limited, but justices are ignoring these boundaries.

Moody’s Ratings downgraded the United States’ debt on Friday, stripping the country of its last perfect credit rating. The move could rattle financial markets and push up interest rates ...

On July 1, 2024 the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in Trump v. United States that presidents enjoy absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for actions “within his conclusive and preclusive ...

There are 677 district judges on the federal bench. If any of them can issue nationwide injunctions to override the decisions of the elected president, we are in a real crisis.

Most states require some sort of high school civics instruction. But with a recent survey by the Annenberg Public Policy Center showing that about a third of American adults can’t name the three ...