Should the Senate confirm a presidential nominee in an election year?
The U.S. Constitution
Picking a Supreme Court Justice in the middle of an election year
by Patience LeBlanc - 2020 Census
by Patience LeBlanc - If you haven’t done it already, there is no better time to take care of your 2020 census. By now, you may have received your login code through the mail. They are all scheduled to arrive by mail by March 20th. But yes, you can now easily take care of your Census online in less than 10 minutes....
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Happy Birthday Marbury v. Madison
by Patience LeBlanc - Who doesn't love John Marshall and a good story about the Midnight Judges. Marbury v. Madison was a landmark Supreme Court case that made the judiciary an equal branch to the other two branches of government. This case helped fulfill the principles of separation of powers and checks and balances...
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Impeachment....Looking for good articles
by Patience LeBlanc - Looking for good articles on the current impeachment. I would prefer to get articles from both liberal and conservative sources. If you have any good resources, please share here.
Impeachment...What Does That Mean?
by Patience LeBlanc - Impeachment...what does that mean? Like most of America, my students have a misunderstanding of the concept of impeachment. Given the current climate, how do teachers cover such a controversial topic? What would the Founders think of how we have handled the impeachment process as defined in Article I Section 2 and 3? Historically? Currently? With the influence of the press?
How Did the Framers Create the Constitution?
by Alissa Irion-Groth - Tim Moore of the University of Wisconsin, Madison presented "How Did the Framers Create the Constitution?" on the Center for Civic Education's Constitution 101 online course. Check out the video!
Constitution 101 is a free course on the basics of U.S. constitutional government. Today begins Week 4 out of 6. http://www.civiced.org/constitution101
What questions do you have about the creation and ratification of the Constitution?
Thesis Research Survey–Social media driven polarization's impact on our day-to-day lives.
by Michael Mulry - Hi everyone. I need your help…
I am collecting data to help identify the real-world impact of political polarization brought on by social media interactions. The data that I collect will be used for my Master’s Thesis to complete my degree in Political Science at American Public University. The ...
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Washington's 1st draft of the US Constitution
by Learn Admin - https://catalog.archives.gov/id/1501555
Here is a link to George Washington's copy of the first draft of the Constitution. This includes his notations, and edits. All is found in the US National Archives.
Group Four Beginning Question
by Learn Admin -
Michael Cunningham James Madison Project
How and why the Founders created the American system of Federalism
How- The articles of Confederation was a complete
and utter failure. Note in Federalist #1
Alexander Hamilton wrote, “To the People of the State
of New York:
AFTER an ...
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America's Second Founding (Congressional Hearing)
by Learn Admin - " The Civil War provoked profound changes in the Constitution...amounting to what many have called America's Second Founding."
- What were those changes in the Constitution?
- Should those changes be called "profound"? Why or Why not?
- In what ways, if any, do those constitutional changes amount to "America's Second Founding"?
The Federalist Papers
by anonfirstname277 anonlastname277 - Appearing in New York newspapers as the New York Ratification Convention met in Poughkeepsie, John Jay, Alexander Hamilton and James Madison wrote as Publius and addressed the citizens of New York through the Federalist Papers. These 85 essays subsequently circulated and were reprinted throughout the states as the Ratification process unfolded in other states.
Center for the Study of the American Constitution
by anonfirstname277 anonlastname277 - The Center for the Study of the American Constitution (CSAC) is your one stop shop for all things ratification. CSAC has hundreds of primary sources related to the foundations of American constitutionalism, the Confederation Period, the Philadelphia Convention, the states and ratification, and ...
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