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The 23rd Amendment and the chance of a tied 2020 presidential election

by Scott Bomboy

On Election Day, an old topic will get new life when political pundits discuss the chance of a deadlocked presidential contest…

The 23rd Amendment and the chance of a tied 2020 presidential election
The Constitution and contested presidential elections

by Scott Bomboy

The Electoral College is a uniquely American institution and no stranger to controversy. But legally contested presidential…

The Constitution and contested presidential elections
How Aaron Burr changed the Constitution

by Scott Bomboy

Former vice president Aaron Burr usually isn’t credited as a Founding Father, but there is one instance where Burr directly…

How Aaron Burr changed the Constitution
Battle for the Constitution: Week of May 11th, 2020 Roundup

by NCC Staff

Here is a round-up of the latest from the Battle for the Constitution: a special project on the constitutional debates in American…

Battle for the Constitution: Week of May 11th, 2020 Roundup
The Court considers a constitutional fight over faithless electors

by Marcia Coyle

The case of the "faithless electors" at the Supreme Court this week sounds like a Sherlock Holmes mystery. In reality, it is a…

The Court considers a constitutional fight over faithless electors
Does the Constitution allow for a delayed presidential election?

by Scott Bomboy

As America battles the COVID-19 virus, speculation has started that a prolonged public health crisis could delay or even postpone…

Does the Constitution allow for a delayed presidential election?
Can states control how presidential electors vote?

by Lyle Denniston

When the Supreme Court reopens a new session in October, awaiting the Justices in the pile of work that built up over their summer…

Can states control how presidential electors vote?
Has the time come to shut down the Electoral College?

by Lyle Denniston

Constitution Daily contributor Lyle Denniston looks at the current debate over the Electoral College and why history, as well as…

Has the time come to shut down the Electoral College?
The day the Senate picked a U.S. vice president on its own

by NCC Staff

One of the little-understood provisions of the 12th Amendment allows the U.S. Senate to name a Vice President under very limited…

The day the Senate picked a U.S. vice president on its own
The drama behind President Kennedy’s 1960 election win

by Scott Bomboy

On November 8, 1960, John F. Kennedy was elected President of the United States in a bitter contest against the incumbent Vice…

The drama behind President Kennedy’s 1960 election win
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