When you think of the US Constitution, what's the first thing that comes to mind? Free speech? The right to bear arms? These passages are cited so often that it's hard to imagine the document without them. But the list of freedoms known...

When it was ratified in 1789, the US Constitution didn't just institute a government by the people _ it provided a way for the people to alter the Constitution itself. And yet, of the nearly 11,000 amendments proposed in the centuries...

The Articles of Confederation created the United States' first government. This foundational document paved the way for the development of a more unified and powerful federal system, under the U.S. Constitution.

The Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery in the United States in 1865. But it was just the beginning of a long fight for equality and civil rights.

How to Form a Principal Agent Relationship.

This video explores the Twenty-Fourth Amendment, ratified in 1964, which abolished poll taxes as a requirement for voting in federal elections. Learn how this amendment was a key victory of the Civil Rights movement, aimed at removing...

Delve into the history and significance of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which granted women the right to vote, also known as women's suffrage. Explore the early years of the suffrage movement, including...

After almost three years of bitter conflict, the War of 1812 between the United States and Great Britain came to an end with the ratification of the Treaty of Ghent, but was the war a waste of time and resources?

Without 7 you don't get all the good parts. Lets wrap our heard around ratification of the US Constitution.

American democracy has a lineage of written records that we can trace to show the development of our nation, and how each document builds on those before it to make our foundation of freedom stronger. In this video, the documents...

The Federalist Papers get all the love! An overview of the Anti-Fed Papers and their arguments for opposing the US Constitution.

The very first in a very long series about the American presidential elections from 1788 to the present. I hope to have them done by Election Day 2016. Did you know that five different Johns ran for President in 1788? Woah!

The Equal Rights Amendment proposes to protect women and other marginalized genders under the U.S. Constitution - so why hasn't it been ratified?

You've heard of the Monroe doctrine, perhaps? This is the guy! Well, John Quincy Adams wrote it... but everyone liked this guy. They liked him so much that his entire presidency was called "The Era of Good Feelings". His story starts all...

The agreement could see Turkish troops deployed to defend Tripoli from renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar.

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says that a decision on when the vote to ratify the USMCA in Parliament has yet to be chosen.

MEPs have given their backing to the UN climate deal agreed in Paris last year.



EU approval for the accord is set to be signed off by the bloc’s 28 governments later

this week.

After that, ratification...

LCBO stores are open for business Tuesday after a two-week strike by unionized employees. The two sides reached a deal on the weekend and workers returned to the job on Monday. But as CBC’s Ryan Patrick Jones reports, sniping between the...

Striking LCBO workers voted on Sunday to ratify a tentative agreement with the liquor retailer to end a strike that had closed its stores for two weeks. Workers returned to the job on Monday, but the Crown corporation says stores won't...

Michel Barnier addressed the European Parliament ahead of the vote, calling Brexit a "failure of the European Union" and urged both Brussels and national governments to draw lessons from the UK's departure.

Michel Barnier addressed the European Parliament ahead of the vote on Tuesday, calling Brexit a "failure of the European Union" and urged both Brussels and national governments to draw lessons from the UK's departure.

Commissioner Johannes Hahn says the EU will be ready to raise money on the capital markets by June but cooperation from the 27 member states is required.

The EU and the UK have come to an agreement on their future trading relationship, but what are the official next steps in the process to finally completing the long-running Brexit saga?

The Equal Rights Amendment, which would prohibit discrimination based on gender, was sent to the states for ratification in 1972. (Scripps News)