February 08, 2021
Senate Republicans say the text of the Constitution only allows sitting presidents to be tried after they are impeached, but Democrats argue there is a precedent that the Senate has tried former officials in the past. So who is right?
The National Constitution Center's Jeffrey Rosen joins MSNBCs Ali Velshi to look at both sides of the following argument: Is the Senate impeachment trial of a former president unconstitutional?
Putting President Trump’s broad claim of executive power in historical perspective
Leading presidential historians and contributors to the recently published compendium My Fellow Americans: Presidents and Their…
In one of the most high-profile cases of its current term, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in early March in a lawsuit filed…
In this session, students engage in a conversation on slavery in America from the Constitution to Reconstruction. This session…
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