This decision is only one of the ways that the Court, under Chief Justice John Roberts, has been chipping away at the parts ...

Is there diversity in the American Constitution? Michael Barone explains the origin of his theory. In this episode of "The Civic Discourse Project" lecture series, Michael D. Barone, a senior ...

Over the last century, federal power has concentrated steadily in the executive branch. Presidents now govern through executive orders, expansive regulatory frameworks, emergency declarations, and ...

Anyone who has taken an introductory American politics class probably remembers the way that America's system of federalism has been divided by scholars into "eras" based on understandings about the ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Larry Garber, an adjunct professor at the George Washington University (GWU) Elliott School of International Affairs, talked about the provisions for ...

What is your view on constitution review? We analogously have a huge “worn out cloth,” but we are patching it anew in 39 places. Is it useful to patch a cloth that is worn out in 39 places and expect ...

“The United States of America is a federal republic: a federation of states governed by written constitutions,” wrote Russell Kirk. The Constitution created a republican form of government. A ...

There is an inequity in the enforcement of individual federal constitutional rights in the U.S. that should be rectified. If a person’s constitutional rights are violated by local or state government ...

The controversy over Texas and California redistricting to boost seats for Republicans and Democrats respectively may be controversial, but the alternative is worse. We live in a republic that ...