Because taking the census is fundamental to the principle of representative government, it is one of the few acts Congress must do.
Author: Cynthia & Sanford Levinson
Let’s Throw the Rascal Out!
Adela Pons, who immigrated to the United States from Venezuela, chattered excitedly with her friends and co-workers on July 16, 2017. That was the day she was finally able to vote against the policies of Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro.
A Less-than-Perfect Union?
The Preamble opens with the aim: “to form a more perfect Union…” At least two recent events, however, suggest that the union might be unraveling.
What If?
What happens if large numbers of elected federal officials die or become incapacitated? Who runs the country?
A Covenant with Death: How the Constitution Did NOT ‘Establish Justice’ or ‘Secure Liberty’
Almost every chapter in Fault Lines in the Constitution opens with a story. With thanks to Virginia Hamilton’s Anthony Burns: The Defeat and Triumph of
Gerrymandering: Will It Ever End?
Gerrymandering is the process of redrawing the borders of a congressional district to favor the members of one party or racial or ethnic group.
Fault Lines in the Constitution 