


Constitution Day, September 17
The Constitutional Convention was initially convened by the Congress of the Confederation in 1787 to revise the Articles of Confederation. Under the Articles, the new government had quickly come to somewhat of a stalemate between the northern states and those in the...
Prayer in Schools
The First Amendment, through the Fourteenth Amendment, prohibits states from enacting laws “respecting the establishment of religion.” The state of New York required that each day students in public schools say the pledge of allegiance and say a prayer....