BLUFFTON, South Carolina (AP) — On the first day of his American National Government class ... that about a third of American adults can’t name the three branches of the federal government, many think ...

We are the fourth branch of government. Throughout U.S. history, direct protests have reined in an out-of-control executive branch that disregards the judiciary. During the civil rights movement ...

Erik Nelson, left, a housing program specialist with the Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council, talked with citizen ...

The framers (writers) of the American Constitution in 1789 went to great lengths to ensure that political power would not be concentrated within a single branch of the national government.