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
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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
Is There a Leader in the House?
The House of Representatives has a long history of contentious battles over its leadership. It’s happened a total of fifteen times, including earlier this month.
When Fault Lines Converge
Just as the Earth contains underground fault lines that slip, slide, and sink, causing earthquakes, so does the basis of our Constitution contain fractures that can demolish our government.
When the Constitution Works
What’s a constitution for, anyway? What good does one do? What use is it?
What IS “General Welfare?”
One of the purposes or goals of the Constitution is to “promote the general Welfare.” The Framers didn’t clarify what they meant by this term.
Fault Lines in the Constitution 