“The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”
The Constitution is not in force in any meaningful way. But it didn’t get like this overnight – not even close. So when did things go “off the rails” of the constitutional system? You might be surprised to hear how early it happened – and things just keep...
As one of the first pieces of legislation under the United States Constitution, the Judiciary Act of 1789 created a branch of government that did not exist under the Articles of Confederation. However, the law contained several aspects that proved controversial. In...
