Drafting the Declaration
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 […]
Foundational Document
Letter From Birmingham Jail
Foundational Document. Remember Martin Luther King, Jr. for bringing attention to the racial injustices of the South and for his efforts to press government for […]
Federalist #78
Foundational Document. Article III defines the judicial branch, or as the Federalists sometimes referred to it, the “Judicial Department.” It defines the powers of the […]
Federalist #70
Foundational Document. Critics of the proposed Constitution questioned Article II and the creation of the Presidency. A single person, the Antifederalists argued, in charge of […]