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Back to SearchEp. 271 | Constitutional Chats Podcast | Susan McWilliams | What Holds Our Republic Together? A Wrap-Up on Checks & Balances
Season 1 Episode 271
Today we wrap up our discussion on checks and balances with special guest Dr. Susan McWilliams. In this concluding episode, Dr. McWilliams takes us back to our founding and explains why the founders…
Published on 9 hours ago
Ep. 270 | Constitutional Chats Podcast | Thomas Jipping | Landmark Supreme Court Rulings: The Cases That Changed U.S. History
Season 1 Episode 270
What makes a Supreme Court case a landmark case? That’s going to mean something different to each of us. Generally those cases that plow new ground can be viewed as landmark. The Supreme Court rul…
Published on 1 week ago
Ep. 269 | Constitutional Chats Podcast | Josh Dunn | Judicial Review: What It Is and Why Marbury v. Madison Matters
Season 1 Episode 269
Marbury v. Madison is a landmark Supreme Court case that we all learned in U.S. History class established the principle of judicial review. Our guest today, Dr. Josh Dunn, takes a slightly different …
Published on 3 weeks ago
Ep. 268 | Constitutional Chats Podcast | Mackubin T. Owens | The Founders’ Blueprint: Checks, Balances, and Civilian Control of the Military
Season 1 Episode 268
The United States military, while not the largest by number of enlisted members, is unmatched with its number of ships, planes and tanks. The Founders divided control of the military in quite a geni…
Published on 4 weeks ago
Ep. 267 | Constitutional Chats Podcast | Gary Porter | What’s a Convention of States? (And Can It Really Happen?)
Season 1 Episode 267
Any amendment to the U.S. Constitution has two paths to be proposed to the states for ratification. One is the well-known path: a 2/3 vote in both houses of Congress. Article V of the Constitution al…
Published on 1 month ago
Ep. 266 | Constitutional Chats Podcast | Alex E. Hindman | The Veto and the Constitution
Season 1 Episode 266
Here’s an interesting point to ponder: we think of the veto power as a presidential power but the power is found in Article I, Section VII, which we know creates Congress. This means the Founders in…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Ep. 265 | Constitutional Chats Podcast | William Reddinger | Demystifying the Constitutional Amendment Process and Its Checks and Balances
Season 1 Episode 265
The United States has the oldest written constitution still in use than any other country. This stability is due in part to mechanisms buil in that protect our freedom. One such mechanism is the ame…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Ep. 264 | Constitutional Chats Podcast | Jon Schaff | The Power of the Purse: Congress's Constitutional Power to Control Government Spending
Season 1 Episode 264
In Federalist 30, published in 1787, Alexander Hamilton explains the separation of powers as the executive branch having the power of the sword and the legislative branch having the power of the purs…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Ep. 263 | Constitutional Chats Podcast | Jon Schaff | From Nomination to Confirmation: The Advice and Consent Process
Season 1 Episode 263
Article II, Section II of the United States Constitution grants numerous powers to the presidency. However, Clause II dictates the President must have the advice and consent of the United States Sena…
Published on 2 months ago
Ep. 262 | Constitutional Chats Podcast | Heather Yates | Treaties, Power & the Presidency: Article II, Section II, Clause II
Season 1 Episode 262
The United States Constitution is efficient in its division of power between the three branches of government. Articles I, II and III create the Legislative, Executive and Judicial branches, respect…
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago