Ep. 265 | Constitutional Chats Podcast | William Reddinger | Demystifying the Constitutional Amendment Process and Its Checks and Balances
The United States has the oldest written constitution still in use than any other country. This stability is due in part to mechanisms buil in that protect our freedom. One such mechanism is the amen...
1 Aug 202556min
Ep. 264 | Constitutional Chats Podcast | Jon Schaff | The Power of the Purse: Congress's Constitutional Power to Control Government Spending
In Federalist 30, published in 1787, Alexander Hamilton explains the separation of powers as the executive branch having the power of the sword and the legislative branch having the power of the purse...
25 Jul 202558min
Ep. 263 | Constitutional Chats Podcast | Jon Schaff | From Nomination to Confirmation: The Advice and Consent Process
Article II, Section II of the United States Constitution grants numerous powers to the presidency. However, Clause II dictates the President must have the advice and consent of the United States Senat...
18 Jul 202556min
Ep. 262 | Constitutional Chats Podcast | Heather Yates | Treaties, Power & the Presidency: Article II, Section II, Clause II
The United States Constitution is efficient in its division of power between the three branches of government. Articles I, II and III create the Legislative, Executive and Judicial branches, respecti...
12 Jul 202556min
Ep. 261 | Constitutional Chats Podcast | Adam Carrington | The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution's Checks & Balances
The Founders knew what they did not want our new government to be. Thomas Jefferson so eloquently made the argument to break away from one form while laying the groundwork for our next form of govern...
3 Jul 202556min
Ep. 260 | Constitutional Chats Podcast | Samuel Postell | Balancing Act: The Founders' Big Idea
Why do we consider the founding of this country to be such a momentous event that changed the trajectory of world history? Think about this: governments had risen and fallen from power for millennia ...
27 Jun 202558min
Ep. 259 | Constitutional Chats Podcast | Matthew Green | The Checks and Balances of Congress
We know checks and balances between the branches of federal government is a hallmark of our republic. But have you considered the checks and balances the Founders crafted into the design of Congress ...
20 Jun 202555min
Ep. 258 | Constitutional Chats Podcast | Col. Bryan Gibby | 250th Birthday of the U.S. Army
Did you know the United States Army is older than the United States? The Army has its origins in 1775 at a time when the colonists had a distrust of a standing permanent army like the British employe...
13 Jun 202556min
