Author: Paul Engel
Like many of you, I am a product of the public schools. Like many of you I thought the Constitution was for lawyers and judges. One day I read the Constitution, and was surprised to find I didn't need a law degree to understand it. Then I read the Declaration of Independence, the Federalist Papers and even the Anti-Federalist Papers. As I learned more and more about our founding fathers and documents I saw how little we know about how our country was designed to work and how many people just didn't care. I started The Constitution Study to help those who also want read and study our Constitution.
The Truth Behind Marbury v. Madison
We’ve all been taught that the supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison established the principal of judicial review. Marshall established the principle of judicial review, i.e., the power to declare a law unconstitutional. Oyez review of Marbury v. Madison Imagine my surprise when I read it and found out that wasn’t what Marshall wrote in the…
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041 – The State of the Union Fight
The 2019 State of the Union Address, and the fight over, are done. Rather than looking at what was said, let’s look at what it was supposed to be. Please leave your questions and comments below, and don’t forget to subscribe. Find out more at https://constitutionstudy.com Check out this episode!
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041 – The State of the Union Fight
The 2019 State of the Union Address, and the fight over, are done. Rather than looking at what was said, let’s look at what it was supposed to be. Please leave your questions and comments below, and don’t forget to subscribe. Find out more at https://constitutionstudy.com
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The First Amendment and the Supremacy Clause
I’ve received several questions about the scope of the Bill of Rights, often around ideas that can be summed up in the Incorporation Doctrine. Since here at The Constitution Study we like to take a deep look at the actual language, it’s worth looking at how the First Amendment is different from the others.
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The Constitutionality of National Emergencies
Going all the way back to at least Abraham Lincoln, Presidents have claimed special powers to deal with emergencies. The questions we have here at The Constitution Study are who, if anyone, has the authority to enact these emergency powers and under what situations can they do so?
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040 – H.J.Res.7 – Constitutional Amendment to Abolish the Electoral College
In this episode, we’ll look at the resolution to amend the Constitution to abolish the Electoral College. The video stopped recording shortly before the end, but I had answered all of the questions posted at the time. Don’t forget to post your questions in the comments below. I’ll answer as many as I can…
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040 – Weyerhaeuser Co. v. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
A paper company, a government agency and a frog walk into the supreme Court. Find out what happened, next on The Constitution Study. In this episode, we look at the supreme Court opinion in Weherhaeuser Co. v. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and what the definition of “habitat” is. This is the first opinion I’ve…
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040 – H.J.Res.7 – Constitutional Amendment to Abolish the Electoral College
In this episode, we’ll look at the resolution to amend the Constitution to abolish the Electoral College. Don’t forget to post your questions in the comments below. I’ll answer as many as I can on the show.
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