Appointments Clause: How Government Officers Are Selected

In June of 2023, Special Counsel Jack Smith indicted Donald Trump on multiple charges of improperly retaining and handling documents containing sensitive national security information. On July 15, 2024, Judge Aileen Cannon entered an order dismissing the indictment. Trump’s attorneys had argued

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A Compound Republic: Federalist no. 51

In a previous article, we encountered Madison’s thoughts on how to control faction within a community. We touched on the idea of letting groups flourish to counteract each other. Finally, we touched on how the structure of a federal republic might control

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The Electoral College: Essential to Our Federal Republic

In a previous article, we discussed how the electoral college works. In another, we discussed what happens if it fails to produce a majority for President or Vice President. A lot of people wonder why we have the electoral college. Many wonder

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