Pros and Cons of Enacting Supreme Court Term Limits
Background Article III Section 1 of the U.S. constitution outlines that Supreme Court justices are to “hold their offices during good Behaviour”, a phrase which framer Alexander Hamilton in Federalist No. 78 explained means “for life”. A justice can either die on the bench, retire, or be removed from office after committing an impeachable offense; […]
Policy Debates Surrounding Changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
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Introduction to US Government’s System of Checks and Balance
Introduction Checks and balances refers to a system of government allowing separate government branches to “check” or overturn acts of one branch if those acts are unconstitutional. Checks function to “balance” governing power equally among branches. The U.S. federal government’s system of checks and balances exists in the powers shared between its three branches of […]
Introduction to Individual Rights and the U.S. Bill of Rights
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Electoral Systems Around the World
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Presidential versus Prime Ministerial Authority
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Disenfranchisement of Convicted Felons and Incarcerated People
Disenfranchisement, or the deprivation of the right to vote, of criminals is a practice adopted from English law which many states integrated into their constitutions after the Civil War. Every state except Maine, Vermont, and Washington, D.C., enforces some restriction on voting for incarcerated persons. The Tenth Amendment gives states jurisdiction over their election and […]
Campaign Finance Policy Paper
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Campaign Finance Four Pager
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Campaign Finance One Pager
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