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Category: Fault Lines
What Can Presidents Do If (They Claim) There’s an Emergency?
Fault Lines in the Constitution deals with two possible national emergencies—a foreign war and a pandemic. The situations can become even worse because of problems in our Constitution.
Should the Constitution Guarantee That You Have the Right to an Education?
The Constitution doesn’t cover all of the rights that some people believe are necessary in the twenty-first century. For example, the Constitution does not provide young people with the right to get an education.
What’s This 25th Amendment I Keep Hearing About?
We’d like to recap the 25th Amendment here to explain how it works—and why it very likely doesn’t.
Guest Post: On Pardons
The final Blog-a-Fault-Line contest winner! High Schooler Gabriel Quiroga discusses presidential pardons.
Guest Post: Not a Constitutional Crisis!
The second of the Blog-a-Fault-Line contest winners! High Schooler Alexander Kosyakov discusses constitutional crisis.