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Battle for the Constitution: Week of September 17, 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 September 17, 2020 Roundup
Battle for the Constitution: Week of September 7th, 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 September 7th, 2020 Roundup
Battle for the Constitution: Week of August 31, 2020 Roundup

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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 August 31, 2020 Roundup
Hamilton’s Treasury Department and a great Constitutional debate

by Scott Bomboy

On this day in 1789, George Washington signed into law the act that created the Treasury Department. The move became crucial to…

Hamilton’s Treasury Department and a great Constitutional debate
The Postal Clause’s grant of ‘broad power’ to Congress over a system in crisis

by Marcia Coyle

The United States Postal Service, now under criticism from President Donald Trump, has its roots in the U.S. Constitution, and the…

The Postal Clause’s grant of ‘broad power’ to Congress over a system in crisis
Battle for the Constitution: Week of August 3rd, 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 August 3rd, 2020 Roundup
Forgotten Founders: Elbridge Gerry, The “Brusque Maverick”

by Nicholas Mosvick

Today, Elbridge Gerry is best known for being the force and namesake behind “Gerrymandering.” That has obscured the…

Forgotten Founders: Elbridge Gerry, The “Brusque Maverick”
Why is the Supreme Court applying an ordinary voting rule in extraordinary times?

by Marcia Coyle

The U.S. Supreme Court's term did not end with its blockbuster decisions on President Donald Trump's taxes. Before October, there…

Why is the Supreme Court applying an ordinary voting rule in extraordinary times?
Battle for the Constitution: Week of July 20th, 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 July 20th, 2020 Roundup
Forgotten Founders: James Wilson, craftsman of the Constitution

by Nicholas Mosvick

In the first entry into the series on “Forgotten Founders,” we explored Gouverneur Morris. Today, we examine James Wilson, the…

Forgotten Founders: James Wilson, craftsman of the Constitution
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