Drafting the Declaration

August 9, 2023 USGOPO 0

A clip from HBO’s John Adams. Thomas Jefferson is generally thought to be the author of the Declaration of Independence, but a committee of five […]

Foundations of U.S. Government

August 8, 2023 USGOPO 0

Establishing the United States of America. For any American Government course, you need an understanding of the political separation between American colonists and the British […]

Marbury v. Madison (1803)

April 17, 2023 USGOPO 0

First Exercise of Judicial Review.  On this day in 1803, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling in Marbury v. Madison.  It is perhaps the most […]