Early Presidents on Happiness, Government, and Public Opinion

Run time: 51 minutes

Jeffrey Rosen is joined by Nancy Isenberg and Colleen Sheehan to discuss memorable writings and speeches from former presidents that help make up some of the foundational texts and ideas of our nation. Listen now

Should the Electoral Count Act Be Reformed?

Run time: 3 minutes

MSNBC's Ali Velshi and Jeffrey Rosen discuss some of the proposed reforms of the Electoral Count Act of 1887. Watch now

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Marbury v. Madison and the Independent Supreme Court

by Nicholas Mosvick | Read time: 5 minutes

"On February 24, 1803, Chief Justice John Marshall issued the Supreme Court’s decision in Marbury v. Madison, establishing the constitutional and philosophical principles behind the high court’s power of judicial review. ..." Read more

10 People Who Very Nearly Became President

by NCC Staff | Read time: 5 minutes

"Constitution Daily looks at two ‘what if’ scenarios that would have given us 10 different presidents through history. What factor would have given us Samuel Tilden, Willie Mangum, or Aaron Burr as the nation’s leader? …" Read more

On February 25, 2022, President Joe Biden nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to become the 116th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

In 2018, Judge Jackson joined the National Constitution Center to discuss what the smash Broadway hit Hamilton has to teach us about the Constitution and the law. Watch now

Article II, Section 2, Clause 2

"He shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur; and he shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States, …"

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