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The stability of our democracy is contingent not only on the legal safe guards outlined in the constitution, but on the maintenance of a tolerant, and well-educated electorate. Seymour Lipset argues …
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In the blog post by Taylor Williams of Saint Louis University, she addresses Donald Trump’s usage of executive power to declare a “national emergency” in order to circumvent congress and secure …
In 2016, presidential candidate Donald Trump lost the popular vote by 2,864,903 votes. Yet, on January 20, 2017, President Trump was sworn into office. Both sides of the aisle have publicly said that …
The President’s power to pardon is particularly important when considering whether the President has the ability to excuse his own wrongdoing and corruption within the Executive Branch. The big …
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The following is a response to "The Impact of Presidential Pardoning on American Democracy" by Felicia Gordon. The language of Article II, Section 2 of the United States Constitution is very …
A Response to "How the Democratic Shutdown is Threatening the United States Democratic Legitimacy" by Chad Krys The current state of the United States government can best be described as it was by …
Some may wonder how a populist leader, such as Donald Trump, could ever be elected to hold such a powerful position in politics. Since his election in 2016, there has been a spark for political …
A recent blog post commented on the role of the Republican Party in allowing Trump to get elected in 2016. Most importantly, the post describes the job of political parties to act as gatekeepers in …
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