The founders’ vision of the speaker of the House – a nonpartisan moderator and referee – has yielded to a far more powerful position. But has Speaker Mike Johnson given away his chamber’s power?
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House speakers have had the power to determine when the oath is administered, and courts have been reluctant to weigh in on that influence.
A campaign hat and a partisan speech are unusual in a military setting in the United States.
Senators have the power to approve or reject a president’s cabinet nominees. A loophole allows presidents to do an end run around the Senate – but Senate leaders have to agree to it.
Americans agree that democracy requires freedom of speech. But a large minority also thinks it’s acceptable to bar certain subjects or speakers from public debate.
Members of the military take an oath before service, but it’s to the Constitution, not a specific person. West Point professors explain how young officers learn the importance of their allegiance.
Donald Trump faces ‘double the trouble’ as Georgia charges were added to federal charges brought over his alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. And that’s thanks to federalism.
The framers of the Constitution were very clear that presidential terms have time limits. Not four years and a day. Not three years and 364 days. Four years.
Three cases just argued in the Supreme Court have the potential to redefine the power of Congress to hold the president accountable.
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American Politics Program Director, United States Military Academy West Point
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Assistant Professor of American Politics, United States Military Academy West Point
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Associate Professor of Law, Arizona State University
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Foundation Professor of Law and Political Science, Arizona State University
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Senior Advisor to the Chancellor, Head of Vanderbilt's Project on Unity and American Democracy, and Co-Director of Vanderbilt Poll, Vanderbilt University
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Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Politics, University of Virginia
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Director, Missouri S&T Policy and Armed Forces Research and Development Institute; Lecturer of History, National Security, and Leadership, Missouri University of Science and Technology
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Research Professor of Political Science and Executive Director of The Future of Free Speech, Vanderbilt University
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Professor of History and Provost Emeritus, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Distinguished Fellow in Law and Government, Dickinson Law, Penn State