The Constitution for Dummies

A common misconception I encounter in daily life and in the classes I teach is this: the Constitution is something that the government AND the …

Photo by Anna Shvets on Pexels.com I’ve decided to write on the 19th Amendment today because I want to clarify something about the Constitution and how …

Photo by Edgar Colomba on Pexels.com In 1787, from May to September, a group of 55 delegates traveled from their states, leaving their families, jobs, friends …

“The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States …

Photo by Karolina Grabowska on Pexels.com I’ve discussed the Bill of Rights before. I’ve explained selective incorporation and the federalist/anti-federalist debate. But the Bill of Rights …

The U.S. Constitution was written in 1787 and formally ratified in 1789, that’s around 230 years ago. The world and this country have changed dramatically …

Today I’m going to step through and simply break down Article IV of the U.S. Constitution. For a little context, Article IV is directed primarily …

“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, …

The “sole organ” doctrine and the Curtiss-Wright (1936) case fundamentally altered and expanded the power of the executive and has since established an entirely …