The Constitution

Issue

The Constitution translates the principles of the Founding into a framework of limited government that remains central to the American way of life.

Explore the Heritage Guide to the Constitution.

The Essential Constitution.

Copied

COMMENTARY

D.C. Statehood Requires a Constitutional Amendment

Apr 6, 2021 4 min read

Author

Zack Smith

Read the article

REPORT

The OSHA Vaccine Mandate: Legal, Practical, and Economic Considerations

Dec 17, 2021 39 min read

Read the report

Commentary

Reagan’s Originalist Revolution Changed the Supreme Court Forever

Oct 17, 2025 3 min read

Commentary

Supreme Court Fails to Uphold Constitutional Provision Protecting State Legis... Hans A. von Spakovsky

Jun 28, 2023 6 min read

Commentary

Key Provision of Constitution in Play as Supreme Court Hears Election Case Hans A. von Spakovsky

Dec 9, 2022 6 min read

Commentary

Unaccountable Bureaucrats, Experts Interfere With Popular Sovereignty GianCarlo Canaparo

Oct 24, 2022 3 min read

Commentary

How FTC v. Walmart Has Become Walmart v. Fourth Branch of Government Joseph Postell

Oct 4, 2022 4 min read

Commentary

The Constitution Isn’t Broken, but Law Professors Are a Broken Record

Aug 24, 2022 3 min read

Commentary

The American People Must Relocate Power to the States Richard Reinsch

May 9, 2022 3 min read

Commentary

The Cost of Keeping What’s Left of Roe v. Wade Is Too High Thomas Jipping

Jan 25, 2022 3 min read

Experts on The Constitution

See all experts

Steven Groves

Director, Policy Campaigns and Margaret Thatcher Fellow

@stevegroves

Zack Smith

Senior Legal Fellow, Institute for Constitutional Government

@tzsmith

China

Election Integrity

Border Security

Life

Big Tech

The Constitution