Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. A new documentary film on Montana's 1972 Constitutional Convention will air at 8 p.m. on Monday, ...

Ben Sheehan explains what happened at the first Convention and if the U.S could have another. You probably learned about the original Constitutional Convention (the one from 1787) in history class.

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Over the past few decades, conservative activists have patiently set ...

The U.S. Constitution is more than two centuries old. It hasn't been amended for three decades. Is it finally time for a rewrite? Democrats worry about a "'runaway convention' where anything and ...

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Question 1 on the Nov. 5 ballot will ask voters to approve calling a state constitutional convention. Arguably, this may be the most consequential question on the ballot. A state constitution provides ...