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The 23rd Amendment and the chance of a tied 2020 presidential election
On Election Day, an old topic will get new life when political pundits discuss the chance of a deadlocked presidential contest…
Battle for the Constitution: Week of October 19, 2020 Roundup
Here is a round-up of the latest from the Battle for the Constitution: a special project on the constitutional debates in American…
A Supreme Court nominee and the perfect storm
The U.S. Supreme Court has been an issue in presidential elections throughout most of its history, although perhaps never quite…
On this day: Congress officially creates the U.S. Army
To some it seemed like a technicality, but on this day in 1789, President George Washington succeeded in getting the First…
The Supreme Court nomination process: What happens next
On Saturday, President Donald J. Trump said he would seek to nominate a replacement for the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, on…
Battle for the Constitution: Week of September 17, 2020 Roundup
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
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
Here is a round-up of the latest from the Battle for the Constitution: a special project on the constitutional debates in American…
Hamilton’s Treasury Department and a great Constitutional debate
On this day in 1789, George Washington signed into law the act that created the Treasury Department. The move became crucial to…
The Postal Clause’s grant of ‘broad power’ to Congress over a system in crisis
The United States Postal Service, now under criticism from President Donald Trump, has its roots in the U.S. Constitution, and the…
