The founding generation in America was not of one mind. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson differed on crucial ideas, but exemplify the capacity for people to disagree and yet work for a common cause.
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The lame-duck period in the US is longer than in other Western democracies, which tend to make the transition over a period of just days.
His return follows the trail of another American president who rebounded from defeat to victory and then four years of unchecked power.
Throughout the course of American history, peaceful transitions of power have been the result of choices made by individuals, not the U.S. political system. What does that mean if Trump loses in 2020?
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University College Fellow in Early American History, University of Toronto
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, Auburn University
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Assistant Professor of Political Theory and Constitutional Democracy, Michigan State University; Institute for Humane Studies
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Professor of History, Kennesaw State University