The scene. Origins of the Convention -- The delegates and the State House. Washington and Madison -- In Convention. Randolph introduces the Virginia plan -- Federal versus national. The "two supremes.

All quotations are from “Miracle at Philadelphia: The Story of the Constitutional Convention, May to September 1787″ by Catherine Drinker Bowen. When 55 delegates from 12 states gathered in ...

Among the many yellowing paperbacks on my shelves is a copy of The Anti-Federalist Papers and the Constitutional Convention ...

The United States Constitution was signed by the members of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia on September 17, 1787. We have entered the 237th year of our national Constitution, which ...

Historical document appraiser and collector Seth Kaller spreads a broad sheet of paper across a desk. It's in good enough condition that he can handle it, carefully, with clean, bare hands. There are ...

Independence Hall, the centerpiece of historic Philadelphia, standing on Chestnut between 5th and 6th Streets, serves as a testament to our nation’s enduring independence and federal constitution.

As America observes Constitution Day on Sept. 17, few realize how close the Constitution came to failure during its ratification rounds. Without the support of a small group of Virginians, all ...