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Category: State Constitutions

“You’re Fired!” “Oh, No, I’m Not.”

March 28, 2018 Cynthia & Sanford Levinson

As the boss of the White House, the president can also choose and replace the people who work there, from the travel agents to the press secretary.

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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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Should You Be Allowed to Vote If You’ve Broken the Law?

December 28, 2017 Cynthia & Sanford Levinson

Forty-eight of the fifty states limit or completely deprive felons of the right to vote.

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A Constitutional Convention?!

November 3, 2017 Cynthia & Sanford Levinson

Many states invite their electorates to vote at intervals on whether to hold a constitutional convention. What do these conventions mean for state government? What could one mean for the US government?

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Let’s Throw the Rascal Out!

August 21, 2017 Cynthia & Sanford Levinson

Adela Pons, who immigrated to the United States from Venezuela, chattered excitedly with her friends and co-workers on July 16, 2017. That was the day she was finally able to vote against the policies of Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro.

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