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# Constitution


## Constitution


* ![Trump Tariff Threat](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4e22f5f0db23ab3a/69894a9fb21a9c0e56500ade/trump-tariff-threat.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 3, 2019  
## [What Makes Trump's 'Treason' Talk Different](https://time.com/5599958/donald-trump-treason-investigations/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by Ryan Teague Beckwith and Lauren Bogholtz
* ![us-politics-trump](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt963d8bf08c2d8dc6/69894680457a52fafdd60ac0/donald-trump.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 14, 2019  
## [Impeachment Shouldn’t Be Political](https://time.com/5551154/donald-trump-impeachment-constitution/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by Philip Bobbitt
* ![Signing The US Constitution](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf044c54a7511d9a2/69893a4fbc6cfc63e93e6f42/constitution.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 17, 2018  
## [The Fourth of July Is America's Birthday, But Constitution Day Marks Its Coming of Age](https://time.com/5396569/constitution-day-signers/)  
[HISTORY](/section/history/)  
by Denise Kiernan and Joseph D’Agnese
* ![US-POLITICS-TRUMP-DEMOCRATS](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0033884aeb2c91a2/6988ddad22fb85d06ce22d4a/constitution.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 2, 2018  
## [120 State Lawmakers Met to Practice Overhauling the Constitution](https://time.com/5356045/constitutional-convention-tea-party/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by Center for Public Integrity
* ![14th Amendment To US Constitution](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt085c0256864689a2/6989343a22fb85402be2609a/14th-amendment.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 9, 2018  
## [How the 14th Amendment's Promise of Birthright Citizenship Redefined America](https://time.com/5324440/14th-amendment-meaning-150-anniversary/)  
[HISTORY](/section/history/)  
by Martha S. Jones  
* ![Group of Seven \(G7\) Leaders Summit](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt514603768b2d26db/698932af4ee262a7f43120c8/gettyimages-970474584.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 13, 2018  
## [President Trump Says He Can Pardon Himself. Most Voters Disagree](https://time.com/5311182/donald-trump-self-pardon-poll/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by Abigail Simon
* ![President Trump's Newly Appointed Lawyer Rudy Giuliani Speaks At Conference On Iran](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcf3875288c4bf985/69892fbf096a947c2e6a2579/gettyimages-955081966.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 18, 2018  
## [Giuliani Says President Can Commit Obstruction of Justice](https://time.com/5282334/rudy-giuliani-obstruction-justice-president/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by Tessa Berenson Rogers
* ![SCOTUS](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf84f873e8def68ed/69869f6913c79f1c3119373b/139616930.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 10, 2018  
## [Liberals Want to Overturn Citizens United. A New Study Shows Conservatives Do Too](https://time.com/5272988/citizens-united-campaign-finance-constitution/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by Center for Public Integrity
* ![US-POLITICS-PRAYER BREAKFAST-TRUMP](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5c88f2127d2ac07f/69892f87ab6d77a2506b2912/gettyimages-9542540521.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 8, 2018  
## [Trump Could Make History by Pleading the Fifth](https://time.com/5269606/donald-trump-plead-fifth-amendment-robert-mueller/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by Tessa Berenson Rogers
* !["March For Our Lives" Protest in Chicago](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3b8f575009e34b59/69892be6656a3f45d5bd3f8c/march-for-our-lives-crowd-size-chicago.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 27, 2018  
## [Justice Stevens Wants to Repeal the Second Amendment. Here’s Why That’s So Hard](https://time.com/5216962/john-paul-stevens-second-amendment/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by Alana Abramson  
* ![President Donald Trump in West Palm Beach, Florida on March 2, 2018](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt93e6ee142fa837bf/698929be22fb8531d1e24f57/donald-trump-trade-wars-change-mind.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 7, 2018  
## [Stormy Daniels' Lawsuit Raises the Question: When Can You Sue the President?](https://time.com/5189549/stormy-daniels-lawsuit-can-you-sue-president-united-states/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by Tessa Berenson Rogers
* ![19th National Congress Of The Communist Party Of China \(CPC\) - Opening Ceremony](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3e1d638b6736dcd2/6988e318196cf43d09042731/gettyimages-862925818.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 24, 2017  
## [Xi Becomes China's Most Powerful Leader Since Mao](https://time.com/4994618/xi-jinping-china-19th-congress-ccp-mao-zedong-constitution/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Charlie Campbell
* ![US-POLITICS-TRUMP-DEMOCRATS](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0033884aeb2c91a2/6988ddad22fb85d06ce22d4a/constitution.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 18, 2017  
## [A True Constitutional Crisis Is Rare in American History. Here's Why](https://time.com/4837850/constitutional-crisis-definition-history/)  
[HISTORY](/section/history/)  
by Lily Rothman
* ![Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton signs a copy of her new book 'What happened' at Barnes & Noble bookstore at Union Square in Manhattan, New York](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1b8456ee44e9cd91/6988ddc00a4a2215189cfe4b/2017-09-12t164519z_1955213765_rc1df3436250_rtrmadp_3_usa-clinton-book-signing.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 14, 2017  
## [Hillary Clinton: It's Time to Abolish the Electoral College](https://time.com/4942063/hillary-clinton-electoral-college/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by Ryan Teague Beckwith
* ![Portrait Of Benedict Arnold](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7660592d3655f236/6988d6b07cdbac49dcd594dc/arnold.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 21, 2017  
## [The Real Role of Treason in American History](https://time.com/4868161/treason-american-history/)  
[HISTORY](/section/history/)  
by History News Network

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