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In Places Like These …
What is politics like in places like Cambodia and Nicaragua?
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Federalism & Tyranny
Does American federalism promote or prevent tyranny? Find out here!
Federalism Pros and Cons
Is federalism always win-win? We start the discussion today. Click here.
Republic or Democracy 13
What makes a constitution republican & liberal? Click to find out!
Republic or Democracy 11
What is the link between tyranny and the Bill of Rights? Click to learn!
Republic or Democracy 9
Which matters more, having a constitution, or what a constitution requires?
Republic or Democracy 8
Is republican democracy sufficient to stop tyranny?
Republic or Democracy 4
Is representative democracy any better than a pure democracy?
Republic or Democracy 2
Why did the framers have a problem with direct democracy?
Answer of the Week
Why should we care about rights?
Answer of the Week
Why not direct democracy?
Political Trust & Distrust 5
The framers had a lot of distrust on their minds.
The Presidency 27
Voters and political parties became additional sources of presidential power and accountability.
The Presidency Quiz 2
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The Presidency 26
The power to pardon creates some overlap in the powers of the presidency and those of the court.
The Presidency 25
The Twentieth Amendment largely removed the need for power to convene or adjourn Congress.
The Presidency 24
The president was to participate in law-making, with Congress in the lead.
The Presidency 22
The framers gave the President limited supervisory power.
The Presidency – Quiz 1
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The Presidency 23
The Written Opinion Clause appears to limit the President in several ways.
The Presidency 21
The Constitution is silent on the related presidential power to remove.
The Presidency 20
Several framers worried the power of appointment could be abused.
The Presidency 19
To faithfully execute the laws of the land, the presidency was assigned executive power that was mostly undefined.
The Presidency 18
Faithfully executing the laws of the land is one of the most important obligations of the presidency.
The Presidency 17
The framers feared that a president could be seduced by a foreign power to harm the country.
The Presidency 16
The framers feared a president could be seduced by a foreign power.
The Presidency 15
The President’s war powers were quite constrained.
The Presidency 14
The President would be fully empowered to act in defense of the nation.