Constitutional Perspectives
Congress
Impeachment
On the Law that Applies to Impeachment
This is a post that I am writing simply because it seems to need saying, and I feel like I am going to keep having occasion to reference it. Earlier today, Rep. Al Green (D-TX) forced a vote on an article of impeachment against Donald Trump. He does this sort
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Checks and Balances
Happy Constitution Day, y'all (if it is a happy Constitution Day, which I doubt...) and welcome to another installment of Constitutional Perspectives! Over the last few lessons, I've covered each branch of the federal government in sequence: Congress, the Presidency, and the judiciary. This is a
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The Powers of Congress
Welcome back to Constitutional Perspectives! Last time, I canvassed the structure and composition of the United States Congress. Today I'll be looking instead at the powers of Congress. This will round out our examination of Article I, at least for the purposes of Level One. (There will, of
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The Structure of Congress
Welcome back to Constitutional Perspectives! Last time, I gave a rough sketch of the entire structure of the constitutional scheme. The Constitution, as I outlined it, divides powers three ways: between the People and the government as a whole; between the states and the Union; and between the three branches