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Who Won the Presidential Election? Ask the House.

April 22, 2019 Cynthia & Sanford Levinson

The Constitution states that, if no presidential candidate gets a majority in the Electoral College—that is, 270 votes—then the House of Representatives chooses the president.

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Time (Off) to Vote?

March 22, 2019 Cynthia & Sanford Levinson

The United States has one of the lowest voter-turnout rates in the world

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Crib Sheets for the Blog-a-Fault-Line Contest: Finding Faults by Following the Dots

January 8, 2018 Cynthia & Sanford Levinson

We thought we’d give you some guidelines on how to follow the dots backward from current events to fault lines in our country’s founding document. Here are steps you can take to understand the connections and help you prep for the contest

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Run, If You Can!

October 10, 2017 Cynthia & Sanford Levinson

There are lots of ways you can express your political views and make a difference for the issues you care about. But, one action you probably haven’t considered is running for office.

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