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Category: U.S. Constitution

Congress v. We the People

April 12, 2018 Cynthia & Sanford Levinson

If there is widespread support among registered voters for both gun control and Dreamers, why haven’t our elected members of Congress passed laws to take action on these issues? The reason, in part, is related to our Constitution.

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What is a Constitutional Crisis, Anyway? And, How Will We Know if We’re in One?

January 31, 2018 Cynthia & Sanford Levinson

You might not have noticed but there’s been a lot of talk—and disagreement—in the media about whether or not our country is having a constitutional crisis.

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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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Some Other Books About the Constitution

December 15, 2017 Cynthia & Sanford Levinson

When the co-authors (that’s what I call Sandy and me) give talks about our book Fault Lines in the Constitution: The Framers, Their Fights, and

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Educators and Students: Meet Fault Lines in the Constitution

November 10, 2017 Cynthia & Sanford Levinson

How do educators and students react to the challenging questions of Fault Lines in the Constitution? How do educators use the book in the classroom?

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