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Infrastructure Investment and the Iron Triangle
President Biden discussed infrastructure and the impact of his administration’s “Investing in America” ag…
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Stand By Your Ad Provisions
"Stand By Your Ad" requirements, a provision of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (AKA McCain-Feingold), mandates that "radio and television communications (or any broadcast, cable or satellite transmission) that are authorized or paid for by a campaign require [that]...the candidate must deliver an audio statement identifying themself and stating that the candidate has approved of the communication. For example, 'I am [candidate’s name], a candidate for [federal office sought], and I approved this advertisement.' "In a television ad, the disclaimer must be conveyed by: A full-screen view of the candidate making the statement; or A voiceover by the candidate with an image of the candidate occupying no less than 80 percent of the vertical screen height." (FEC; linked below) Following the Supreme Court's Citizens United v. FEC decision, increased proliferation of advertising paid for by independent advocacy groups motivated members of Congress to propose updated legislation requiring similar provisions for all campaign advertising.
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Signing Statements
Presidential signing statements are written comments issued by the President when signing a bill into law…
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Federalism
The United States government is organized on the principle of federalism, the sharing of power between na…
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Federalist 78 and Marbury v. Madison
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer explained the power of judicial review and how Hamilton's Federalist…
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What is an Omnibus Bill?
Steve Ellis of Taxpayers for Common Sense explains the meaning of an omnibus bill, including the process …
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The Constitutional Convention
Grove City College president Paul McNulty explained how the meeting of the Constitutional Convention occu…
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Faithless Electors
National Constitution Center’s Jeffrey Rosen discussed the electoral college and explained what faithless…
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Religion and Political Socialization
Robert Griffin, Democracy Fund Voter Study Group Research Director, and Kristen Soltis Anderson, Co-Found…
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The Drawbacks of Using Executive Orders
University of California, Berkeley Law Professor and former deputy assistant attorney general in the Geor…
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Selective Incorporation: Supreme Court Decision in Timbs v. Indiana
Institute for Justice attorney Sam Gedge discussed the Supreme Court’s recent Timbs v. Indiana decision. …
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Civic Engagement Trends
Former Senator Bob Graham (D-FL) provides statistics from 2018 and trends of youth civic engagement. In …
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Stare Decisis and Judicial Restraint
Demand Justice co-founder Brian Fallon talked about the ideas of stare decisis and judicial restraint. He…
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Judicial Review and Federalist 78
Chief Judge Roger Gregory of the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals discussed the idea of Judicial Revi…
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Bureaucratic Discretion
"Bureaucratic Discretion" refers to the authority exercised by members of the bureaucracy (unelected poli…
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The Federal Bureaucracy
The federal bureaucracy, encompassing millions of employees and hundreds of agencies, departments, and co…
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Gideon v Wainwright and the Right to Counsel
In 1963, based on a handwritten petition from an indigent Florida prisoner, the Supreme Court decided the…
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The Exclusionary Rule and Mapp v Ohio
The 1961 Supreme Court case of Mapp v. Ohio originated when police officers demanded entry into the home …
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Voter Turnout
Voter turnout, or the choice by voters whether or not to participate in a given election, is impacted by …
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Libertarianism
Libertarian political ideology places a strong emphasis on individual freedom, a very limited role for go…
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