The Constitution is not clear about circumstances under which the government is allowed to detain people during a state of emergency and refuse to release them.
Author: Cynthia & Sanford Levinson
Educators and Students: Meet Fault Lines in the Constitution
How do educators and students react to the challenging questions of Fault Lines in the Constitution? How do educators use the book in the classroom?
A Constitutional Convention?!
Many states invite their electorates to vote at intervals on whether to hold a constitutional convention. What do these conventions mean for state government? What could one mean for the US government?
Blog-a-Fault Line Contest
Students can win a chance to be featured on the Fault Lines in the Constitution blog!
Run, If You Can!
There are lots of ways you can express your political views and make a difference for the issues you care about. But, one action you probably haven’t considered is running for office.
Citizens in Need
In 1917, Congress passed the Jones Act, which gave American citizenship to people born in Puerto Rico. One hundred years later, the island was devastated
Fault Lines in the Constitution 