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Back to SearchEp. 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 ho…
5 months 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 …
5 months, 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 …
5 months, 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 t…
5 months, 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 hav…
5 months, 4 weeks 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 Leg…
6 months ago
Ep. 261 | Constitutional Chats Podcast | Adam Carrington | The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution's Checks & Balances
Season 1 Episode 261
The Founders knew what they did not want our new government to be. Thomas Jefferson so eloquently made the argument to break away from one form whil…
6 months, 1 week ago
Ep. 260 | Constitutional Chats Podcast | Samuel Postell | Balancing Act: The Founders' Big Idea
Season 1 Episode 260
Why do we consider the founding of this country to be such a momentous event that changed the trajectory of world history? Think about this: governm…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep. 259 | Constitutional Chats Podcast | Matthew Green | The Checks and Balances of Congress
Season 1 Episode 259
We know checks and balances between the branches of federal government is a hallmark of our republic. But have you considered the checks and balance…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Ep. 258 | Constitutional Chats Podcast | Col. Bryan Gibby | 250th Birthday of the U.S. Army
Season 1 Episode 258
Did you know the United States Army is older than the United States? The Army has its origins in 1775 at a time when the colonists had a distrust of…
7 months ago