Mercyhurst University professor and political science department chair Joseph Morris views a particular course as the most important he teaches. His Introduction to American Government class is an ...

Help us defend constitutional government and ordered liberty. ‘Arepublic, if you can keep it.” That was Benjamin Franklin’s famous response when he was leaving the Constitutional Convention, after he ...

A recent survey of 13,400 eighth grade students found fewer than 25 percent scored at or above the National Association of Educational Progress’s Proficient level in of civics. This means three out of ...

It has recently come to my attention that there is some confusion over the type of government we have in the United States. I am not talking about our Commission Form of government in Saratoga Springs ...

Recently there have been many pundits and incompetents who have been invoking Article VI, Section 2 of the United States Constitution, known as the Supremacy Clause. No, progressive socialist leftists ...

Republic Day marks the adoption of India’s Constitution, but behind its iconic pages lies a forgotten story. While Dr. B. R.

A constitutional republic is a form of democracy. Last Saturday's "No Kings" protest spurred conversations, counter-protesting and misunderstandings. A video the Gazette posted of peaceful protestors ...

With every cry for a rewrite of the U.S. Constitution comes speculation that cracks are undermining the foundation of our democratic republic. Would a rewrite or changes to the U.S. Constitution add ...

In the days leading up to the Senate’s impeachment trial, some people hoped that Chief Justice John Roberts, presiding over the trial, would use his position to send a strong message to the senators ...