Discover the 1787 Constitutional Convention. Learn about the failures of the Articles of Confederation, the Great Compromise, and how the U.S. Constitution was built.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Question 1 on the ballot in November asked voters whether Rhode Island should hold a constitutional convention. A State House ...

Rhode Island constitutional conventions past have taken on many shapes and sizes, from the 1973 convening that lasted a month to the 1964 affair that lasted four years. If voters in November say yes ...

The question voters will decide next week is posed by law every 10 years in the state. If approved, each of the state's 75 House of Representative districts would elect a delegate to the convention.

Despite the best efforts of suffragists in Colorado and around the country, the fight to make the Centennial State the first to grant women the right to vote suffered a final defeat on Feb. 15, 1876.

“The public bemoans the horrible campaign financing system, yet they expect the winners of that system to change the rules.” —Blair Horner, NYPIRG The last time New York held a Constitutional ...

This year, Michigan voters will see something on the ballot that hasn’t been there in 16 years, and it could have a massive ...

The Citizens Research Council of Michigan is educating voters about the history of constitutional conventions and the state ...

We are of different parties and often disagree on the merits of policy. But we are totally aligned when it comes to our devotion and respect for the U.S. Constitution. We are also equally alarmed and ...

Question 1 on the ballot in November asked voters whether Rhode Island should hold a constitutional convention. A State House commission that's been listening to the public and collecting research ...