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Can a judge be impeached for making consistently bad rulings, or does it take something more? On the latest episode of #ThisConstitution #podcast, Savannah Eccles Johnston and @ProfBrogdon explore how Congress balances oversight of the courts with the need for judicial independence. Listen, https://t.co/VgSWjHCsF7, or watch, https://t.co/WuzHpM1PVD.
Watch for the @CCSUVU Summer 2025 update later this week to get details on midyear happenings, #ThisConstitution #podcast, prep events for America's 250th in 2026, personnel changes, and save-the-dates for our fall events. And preview our #calendar for the back half of 2025 here: https://t.co/ZhEuqeXnBb
We mark #Juneteenth, the formal ending of slavery in the U.S., with a special #ThisConstitution #podcast on the #EmancipationProclamation with special guest 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘂𝗯. Listen to Season 2's Episode 10 here, https://t.co/VgSWjHD0uF, or watch here, https://t.co/WuzHpM2nLb
What are some examples of presidential vetoes? On Season 2's Episode 8 of #ThisConstitution #podcast, @ProfBrogdon and Savannah Eccles Johnston talk about examples from U.S. history and how the president explains carefully in writing why he disagrees with Congress on the issue. Find the episode on the platform of your choice. #Constitution #veto
Interestingly, “the president can veto a bill, subject to two-thirds override, but the word ‘veto’ doesn’t even appear in the Constitution," observed #ThisConstitution #podcast co-host Savannah Eccles Johnston in Season 2, Episode 8, dropped today. Learn more about the president's veto power and how Congress can respond: https://t.co/VgSWjHD0uF. More about the podcast: https://t.co/6zoLJ6Q5tN
How does Congress keep the president in check when it comes to spending? Check out Season 2’s Episode 7 of #ThisConstitution #podcast. “Without that constitutional requirement, you would see the complete collapse of the checks and balances system in favor of just presidential dictatorship,” said co-host Savannah Eccles Johnston. Learn more: https://t.co/VgSWjHCsF7 or https://t.co/WuzHpM1PVD @ProfBrogdon
Did you know George Washington once stormed out of the Senate? In S2/E6 of #ThisConstitution #podcast, hosts Savannah Eccles Johnston and @ProfBrogdon explore the origins of treaty-making tensions, starting with Washington’s attempt at direct consultation and how it shaped centuries of executive–legislative dynamics. #Constitution Listen, https://t.co/VgSWjHCsF7, or watch, https://t.co/BLSgqNMqHo.
What if #SupremeCourt appointments were systematically structured to reflect electoral outcomes? In S2/E5 of #ThisConstitution #podcast, hosts Savannah Eccles Johnston and @ProfBrogdon explore the nuanced history of judicial confirmations. Listen: https://t.co/TLZEq8zzge
E4, S2 of #ThisConstitution #podcast looks at Lexington and Concord and the American Revolution with host @ProfBrogdon. "There were many loyalists & a civil war within the empire as a whole, which is what a rebellion is," said guest Jeremy Black. Listen: https://t.co/TLZEq8zzge
#ThisConstitution April 21 episode: https://t.co/TLZEq8zzge. Savannah Eccles Johnston: "Stakes are much higher here than for executive confirmations because members of the judiciary serve for life & the only way to get rid of them is a costly process of impeachment." @ProfBrogdon
First shots of the Revolution came today in 1775. "The Declaration came more than a year after fighting had started. Virtually nobody wanted independence at that stage," said Jeremy Black. Learn why on #ThisConstitution #podcast with @ProfBrogdon. https://t.co/TLZEq8zzge #OTD
Dropped today! Listen to S2, E3 of #ThisConstitution #podcast, "Surviving the Senate: Executive Confirmations." "The Constitution only has one thing to say about removing people from office, and that is the impeachment power," said @ProfBrogdon. More: https://t.co/TLZEq8zzge
In the second episode of Season 2, of #ThisConstitution #podcast, host Savannah Eccles Johnston sits down with Dr. Emily Pears from Claremont McKenna College to discuss how state identities and #federalism continue to shape American governance. Listen: https://t.co/TLZEq8zzge
Do you feel more Texan than American? For much of U.S. history, people identified more with their state than the nation itself. Does state identity actually shape the way we govern? Find out on S2, E2 of #ThisConstitution #podcast with Savannah Eccles Johnston and Emily Pears.
@CCSUVU Just in time for your afternoon commute, season 2 of #ThisConstitution from @CCSUVU has dropped. https://t.co/DdKiDPoWjU
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Check out our latest #ThisConstitution #podcast: https://t.co/TLZEq8zzge. Guest Carol McNamara talks about Shakespeare & the foundations of modern governance. "He wants us to realize that politics always comes back. We always have to pay attention to the demands of politics."
Catch a bonus episode of the @CCSUVU #ThisConstitution #podcast. This Season 1 Extra features @RosenJeffrey, CEO of @ConstitutionCtr on virtue in the Founding era and what "the pursuit of happiness" meant then and how it informs civic life today. Listen: https://t.co/TLZEq8zzge
In 1838, a young Abraham Lincoln warned that the biggest threats to our democracy will come from 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚 our borders. In Ep. 11 of @CCSUVU's #ThisConstitution #podcast, co-hosts @ProfBrogdon & Savannah Eccles Johnston discuss the implications. Listen: https://t.co/TLZEq8zzge
What does Darwin’s theory of evolution have to do with the U.S. government? Find out in Episode 10 of #ThisConstitution #podcast as host @ProfBrogdon talks with Jordan Cash, assistant professor @michiganstateu about the evolution of the U.S. presidency: https://t.co/TLZEq8zzge.
Catch Ep. 9 of #ThisConstitution #podcast on levers of power in Washington: "Much of the growth of the presidency’s power is rooted in the Chief Executive’s role, not as commander in chief, but as rule maker," said co-host Savannah Eccles Johnston. More: https://t.co/TLZEq8zzge
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