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 ...

Explore the 7 basic principles of the US Constitution: popular sovereignty, limited government, checks & balances, judicial ...

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.

Founding Father and fourth President of the United States, James Madison, in Federalist Paper number 47, wrote about the need for separation of powers among the branches of the federal ...