The first of the Blog-a-Fault-Line contest winners! High Schooler Boris Ardemasov discusses the Constitution’s failure to address slavery.
Category: U.S. Constitution
Congress v. We the People
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.
What is a Constitutional Crisis, Anyway? And, How Will We Know if We’re in One?
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.
Crib Sheets for the Blog-a-Fault-Line Contest: Finding Faults by Following the Dots
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
Some Other Books About the Constitution
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
Educators and Students: Meet Fault Lines in the Constitution
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?
