No president is supposed to serve more than two full terms. That rule became part of the US Constitution in 1951, after President Franklin D. Roosevelt died.
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The Alien Enemies Act, first used in the late 1700s, was last invoked during World War II.
John Adams signed the Sedition Act in an attempt to silence dissent. Some other Founding Fathers thought that muzzling the press would mean the end of the republic.
Inaugurations throughout history have come with pomp and ceremony, but the peaceful handover of power is significant.
Inaugural addresses that newly minted presidents have given over the past 250 years have aimed to do several key things, including unify the country and establish the speaker’s qualifications for the job.
Marco Rubio, Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of state, will begin his confirmation hearing on Jan. 15.
The US now faces the likelihood of a bruising and raucous set of confirmation hearings − a clear break from the cooperative system the founders established.
To stop a crime, it helps to understand who these criminals are and how they think.
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.
Trump wanted to turn the US military on American citizens while he was president. He has increaslngly said he would do so if he wins the White House in 2024.
The United States has a long and storied history of presidential election results being contested.
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are far from the first politicians to change their mind about topics, from the innocuous to important policy shifts.
Even Louis XIV of France, the epitome of absolute monarchy, did not stand above the law. Kings have always been defined and constrained by legal precedent.
Curators from the Smithsonian will be at the GOP convention collecting items from buttons to banners. Their goal: to add objects to the museum’s collection that will ‘make sense of our moment.’
More than 2,000 letters between the two founders are available online. Many attest to their deep commitment to religious freedom.
The founders saw a need for government to intervene in markets.
Opposition forces in France are using the president’s unpopularity to push for a new constitution. It’s a dangerous game.
American history can partly explain why some Americans have come to believe only Donald Trump has their interests at heart, and will vote for him — and fight for him — despite his indictments.
When America was young, its leaders had no trouble retiring from public service and public life. That’s not universally true now.
Like all criminal defendants, Trump will enjoy the protection that a jury will offer from abuse by government prosecutors.
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Professor of American History, Università di Torino
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Director of the Center for Religion, Law & Democracy, Willamette University
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Professor of History and Middle Eastern Studies, The University of Texas at Austin
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Professor of History, McGill University
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Associate Professor of Intellectual Heritage, Temple University
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Senior Lecturer in History, University of Waikato
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Professor of History, Kennesaw State University
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Political History Curator, Smithsonian Institution
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Clarkson University
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Associate Professor of Instruction, The University of Texas at Austin
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Professor of Management and Wine Business, Sonoma State University
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Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Indiana University
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Derek H. Alderman is a Friend of The Conversation.
Chancellor's Professor of Geography, University of Tennessee
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, Gettysburg College
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Professor of History, University of South Carolina