Can the government force Americans to be vaccinated? A Supreme Court case during a smallpox epidemic provides an answer, at least for now.
Author: Cynthia & Sanford Levinson
What Did He Miss?
What parts of founder Alexander Hamilton’s life and work are missing from Lin Manuel-Miranda’s musical?
To Be There or Not To Be There?
The issue this situation raises is whether a pandemic is a good enough reason for a congressperson not to show up but still be able to vote.
“Let’s Party!” “No, Let’s Not.”
As the COVID-19 pandemic has spread throughout the United States, Americans have defined themselves more and more by their alliance with one of the two major political parties.
Are We Returning to the Articles of Confederation?
The issue of whether the states or the national government would have more power pervaded almost all of the Framers’ debates. And more than 230 years later, these issues remain.
Teaching the Constitution, the Fault Lines Way
Some of many ideas and sources for making the Constitution come to life for kids.
