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. “So, how ...

Donald Trump will take office with weakened checks on his power. By Michael S. Schmidt When the makers of “Schoolhouse Rock” set out in the 1970s to explain how the federal government works, they ...

When the Founding Fathers wrote the U.S. Constitution, they envisioned three distinct branches of government; legislative, executive and judiciary. These were balanced with numerous checks and ...

The Constitution created three branches of government: the legislative, the executive, and the judicial. For the past century, progressives in Congress have created a fourth branch composed of ...

The Trump administration's actions in its first 100+ days have disrupted the balance of power among the three branches of government. The executive branch, under President Trump, has expanded its ...

Americans are more knowledgeable this year in answering basic civics questions, according to the Annenberg Constitution Day Civics Survey, conducted annually by the Annenberg Public Policy Center ...

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 ...

On Sunday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: It has been one month since President Donald Trump took the oath of office and was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States. In that time, he has ...

# It's safe to say that Trump dismisses such a perspective. Emboldened and enabled by his and Senator Mitch McConnell’s management of the Senate confirmation process to ensure a strong conservative ...