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Affirmative Action and the 14th Amendment – Part 2

Run time: 55 minutes

Ted Shaw and David Bernstein return to discuss the oral arguments in the pair of affirmative action cases before the Supreme Court, including questions asked by each of the justices and how the court may rule next year. Listen now or listen to Part 1 here

Slavery in America Featuring Gloria J. Browne-Marshall

Run time: 46 minutes



Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, professor of constitutional law at John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY) and host of WHYY’s Your Democracy animated digital series, joins Jeffrey Rosen for a conversation on slavery in America from the Constitution to Reconstruction. Watch now

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November 4, 1796: The First Bitter, Contested Presidential Election Takes Place

by NCC Staff | Read time: 4 minutes

"In a campaign that rivals any current presidential election for insults and rancor, John Adams defeated Thomas Jefferson on this day in the 1796 election, in a race that changed American politics forever. ..." Read more

Two Presidents Share the Same Birthday, but Little Else

by NCC Staff | Read time: 3 minutes

"Presidents James Knox Polk and Warren Gamaliel Harding have one thing in common aside from a stay in the White House: the same November 2 birthday. Beyond that, the men took different paths in their public lives. ..." Read more

Article I, Section 4

"The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such Regulations, except as to the Places of chusing Senators."

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