President Biden’s Executive Orders

Reflecting on President Biden’s executive actions thus far, and presidential power more broadly, Michael McConnell, author of The President Who Would Not Be King, and Cristina Rodriguez, co-author of The President and Immigration Law, join Jeffrey Rosen.

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The Past, Present, and Future of Presidential Elections

Commentators, political strategists, and scholars trace the evolution of our system of presidential elections, including the Electoral College, from its origins to today. Jeffrey Rosen moderates.

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How We Wound up With the Income Tax by Scott Bomboy

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How FDR Lost His Brief War on the Supreme Court by Scott Bomboy

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Commemorate African American History Month with the National Constitution Center! Check out our FREE online programming and resources linked below, or visit the Center after it reopens on Friday, February 12. The Center will resume operations on a modified schedule, Fridays through Sundays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., in addition to being open Presidents Day, Monday, February 15.

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African American History Month online resources

The 13th Amendment

"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation."

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