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Can the Cabinet “remove” a President using the 25th amendment?

by Scott Bomboy

In a new Vanity Fair article, the magazine claims former White House adviser Steve Bannon warned President Donald Trump that his…

Can the Cabinet “remove” a President using the 25th amendment?
Was the Vietnam War unconstitutional?

by Lyle Denniston

This is the second of several articles that Constitution Daily will publish on the constitutional legacy of the war in Vietnam,…

Was the Vietnam War unconstitutional?
10 birthday facts about the 42nd president, Bill Clinton

by NCC Staff

August 19th marks the 71st birthday of former President Bill Clinton, whose eight-year term dominated the decade of the 1990s.

10 birthday facts about the 42nd president, Bill Clinton
Attorney General removals rare, but not unprecedented

by Scott Bomboy

The apparent conflict between President Donald Trump and his Attorney General, Jeff Sessions, has led to speculation that Sessions…

Attorney General removals rare, but not unprecedented
Presidential pardon powers 101: The Precedents

by Scott Bomboy

Debates about presidential pardon powers come up on a regular basis, but in some ways they are among the most misunderstood…

Presidential pardon powers 101: The Precedents
10 facts about President George H.W. Bush for his 93rd birthday

by NCC Staff

It’s the 93rd birthday of George H.W. Bush, the former U.S. president and former National Constitution Center chairman. So how…

10 facts about President George H.W. Bush for his 93rd birthday
A brief review of executive privilege, from Washington to Trump

by Scott Bomboy

How do Presidents deal with sensitive information requests from Congress? Sometimes they just say No, citing a right of executive…

A brief review of executive privilege, from Washington to Trump
What the Founders thought about impeachment and the President

by Scott Bomboy

One of the most hotly debated clauses in the Constitution deals with the removal of federal government officials through the…

What the Founders thought about impeachment and the President
James Comey and the definition of a ‘constitutional crisis’

by Jeffrey Rosen

Writing in The Atlantic, National Constitution Center president and CEO Jeffrey Rosen explores various definitions of a…

James Comey and the definition of a ‘constitutional crisis’
Andrew Jackson’s conflicted history on North-South relations

by Scott Bomboy

The late President Andrew Jackson is back in the news this week after the current President referenced Jackson’s viewpoints…

Andrew Jackson’s conflicted history on North-South relations