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The King is Dead

November 30, 2020 Cynthia & Sanford Levinson

Why do we wait roughly eleven weeks between our presidential election on the first Tuesday of November and Inauguration Day on January 20 to switch from the outgoing occupant of the White House to the newcomer?

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Can’t We Just Get Rid of the Electoral College?

January 28, 2020 Cynthia & Sanford Levinson

The reason we raise the question is that 2020 is a presidential election year, and, according to recent opinion polls, most Americans would like to choose the president by popular vote.

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What Did the Framers Mean? Does It Matter?

December 20, 2019 Cynthia & Sanford Levinson

In December 2019, the House of Representative’s Committee on the Judiciary held hearings on the possible impeachment of President Donald J. Trump. The committee members

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Will Suing Governors Change the Electoral College?

September 17, 2019 Cynthia & Sanford Levinson

There has been a rise this century in the frequency with which presidents get sworn into office even if they have not received the most popular votes.

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Should Sixteen-Year-Olds Be Able to Vote?

June 28, 2019 Cynthia & Sanford Levinson

A major reason that’s given to justify lowering the voting age is that people who start voting when they’re young will stay politically active throughout their lives.

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The Constitution Goes to Broadway

May 15, 2019 Cynthia & Sanford Levinson

We are grateful to Heidi Schreck and to the cast and crew of What the Constitution Means to Me for finding our book so helpful and for inviting us to appear on Broadway!

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