Q. Why can’t the President declare an emergency and just appoint a Speaker so that Congress can function? A. The Speaker of the House is a pivotal role in our government. He or she is the leader of ...

Teachers have taught through two impeachments, several contentious presidential elections, the rise in online misinformation, ...

Paul G. Summers, a lawyer, is a former appellate and senior judge, district attorney general, and the attorney general of Tennessee. Editor's note: This is a regular feature on issues related to the ...

Paul G. Summers, a lawyer, is a former appellate and senior judge, district attorney general, and the attorney general of Tennessee. Editor's note: This is a regular feature on issues related to the ...

The editorial cartoon printed on March 21 challenged the recall of my fourth-grade civics class where we learned the powers of government. In that class, we learned the U.S. federal government's ...

For years, a respected annual survey of civics knowledge among American adults has provided mocking headlines about the low percentage who can’t correctly name basic constitutional rights or the three ...

Ever since Vice President Kamala Harris became the Democratic presidential nominee, her role as a member of the Biden administration has been questioned. Former President Donald Trump said “Why hasn’t ...

Americans’ understanding of basic facts about the U.S. government declined for the first time in six years, as fewer than half in a new survey could name all three branches of government. The ...