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Article II
What the Founders thought about impeachment and the President
One of the most hotly debated clauses in the Constitution deals with the removal of federal government officials through the…

James Comey and the definition of a ‘constitutional crisis’
Writing in The Atlantic, National Constitution Center president and CEO Jeffrey Rosen explores various definitions of a…

Andrew Jackson’s conflicted history on North-South relations
The late President Andrew Jackson is back in the news this week after the current President referenced Jackson’s viewpoints…

Happy 219th anniversary to the U.S. Navy Department
The United States Navy actually has two birthdays—one in October, and one today. So what is the difference between the two days…

Is President Trump immune to lawsuits?
President Donald Trump brings the question of presidential immunity back into public debate as he faces numerous civil lawsuits…

James Buchanan: How he currently trends as the worst President ever
It’s James Buchanan’s birthday, so it’s time to revisit a recently debated topic: why many historians consider Abraham…

Would the Fifth Amendment stop Trump’s Mexico wall?
Funding for Donald Trump’s Mexico border wall will be front and center in next month’s budget debate, but there could be a…

A controversial President who established presidential succession
On the 227th birthday of John Tyler, Constitution Daily looks back at the legacy of a most unusual President who established the…

How independent is the FBI director and can he be removed from office?
The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is one of the most independent officials in the federal government, but are…

The Constitution and the federal budget process
The state of the federal budget will be a hot topic of discussion as the new Trump administration and a Republican-controlled…