In August 2025, Texas governor Greg Abbott called a special session of the state legislature to deal with several issues, including a ban on cannabis
Category: Executive Branch
I’m the Boss (Part 2)
The US government has three branches—legislative, executive, and judicial. We use the analogy of the rock-paper-scissors game to show how the Framers of the Constitution
I’m the Boss (Part 1)
“. . . Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. . .” —Declaration of Independence In the
DOES THE SUPREME COURT HAVE THE LAST WORD?
Supreme Court decisions are often controversial. After all, if people hadn’t disagreed over an important constitutional issue, their case would not have reached the highest court in America to begin with
When the Constitution Works
What’s a constitution for, anyway? What good does one do? What use is it?
The Democracy Constitution
After many years of finding fault with our founding document, Sandy had the chance to try to correct Framers’ missteps and to update it. So, how did he do it and what does it look like?
Fault Lines in the Constitution 