Constitutional Chats Presented By Constituting America

Mar 06 2025 100 ep. 56 mins 11
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Cathy Gillespie, and Constituting America’s Student Ambassadors – Tova Love Kaplan, Jule Gilbert and Jorne Gilbert – chat with Constitutional experts on hot-topic issues via Zoom!

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Ep. 248 | Constitutional Chats Podcast | A Day In The Life Of A Speaker Of The House

Mar 06 2025 55 mins  
Next in the line of succession for the Presidency, after the Vice President. Presiding officer over all 435 members of the U.S. House of Representatives. Responsible for implementing a legislative agenda. Today we are discussing one of the most powerful positions in our federal government, the Speaker of the House of Representatives. What are the duties of the speaker? How does

Ep. 247 | Constitutional Chats Podcast | Anita McBride - A Day In The Life Of A First Lady

Feb 26 2025 56 mins  
Constitutional Chats Podcast Episode 247 For being such a public figure, the role of the First Lady of the United States is not well-defined. Some have taken very public roles and played a part in crafting and changing policy and others prefer to be a bit more low-profile. Since the role is not defined by any law or statute, it is up to each First Lady to determine the visibility a

Ep. 246 - The Return of George Washington–1783-1789 - How George Washington Saved Our Republic

Feb 21 2025 55 mins  
The American Revolution ended in 1781. The Treaty of Paris was signed in 1783. George Washington was elected our country’s first president in 1788 and sworn in 1789. Besides the Constitutional Convention 1787, there has not been significant scholarly study into what George Washington was doing in the intervening years between the end of the Revolutionary War and his election

Ep. 245 - A Day In The Life Of An Assistant To The President With George Sifakis

Feb 14 2025 55 mins  
The Executive Branch of our country, led by the President, oversees millions of federal employees and hundreds of White House staff. Obviously, the President cannot directly manage all of these employees. To aid in this administrative function, the President appoints several dozen “Assistants to the President.” This is the highest ranking staff position in the White House an

Ep. 244 - Christopher Cox on His Book “Woodrow Wilson: The Light Withdrawn”

Feb 07 2025 56 mins  
He was a university president who became the President of the United States. He took us into war with Germany in World War I but later won a Nobel Peace Prize as the leading architect behind the League of Nations. To discuss our 28th President with our student panel, we are pleased to welcome Christopher Cox to talk about his book, “Woodrow Wilson: The Light Withdrawn.”

Ep. 243 - Buying Greenland: A Constitutional Deep Dive

Jan 31 2025 56 mins  
The idea of the United States acquiring Greenland is not a new idea. This idea has been kicked around since the 19th century but revisited with the new presidential administration. Why would the US have an interest in acquiring Greenland? What are the strategic and economic advantages in doing so? How could this acquisition be compared to the Louisiana Purchase? And can it eve

Ep. 242 - What Happens on Day One in a New White House?

Jan 24 2025 57 mins  
When one presidential administration ends, another begins. While the public watches the transition on TV, behind the scenes there’s a well orchestrated symphony executing the plan to bring in a new administration. To walk us through the nuts and bolts of what happens behind the scenes, we are joined by a veteran of one such transition as a guest today! Sean Spicer served as th

Ep. 241 - Checks and Balances in Action: Safeguarding Our Liberties

Jan 17 2025 55 mins  
How do you create limited, but at the same time, strong and effective government? In tackling this problem, our Founders relied on three branches with each branch having strong offensive and defensive weapons to use against the other branches’ possible encroachments. The Founders understood an ineffective government is just as dangerous to liberty as an authoritarian government

Ep. 240 - Has There Been A Free Speech Vibe Shift?

Jan 09 2025 56 mins  
Free speech was so important to our Founders they wrote it into the First Amendment to the Constitution. Over the last decade, we have seen an erosion of free speech support through cancel culture, suppression on college campuses and “fact checkers” on social media platforms. Did we finally reach a tipping point and are beginning to rally once again around the idea of free sp

Ep. 239 - The Birth of the Bill of Rights: How It Came About - and the Debates That Shaped It

Dec 19 2024 55 mins  
It’s 1787. Under the current Articles of Confederation the American experiment is struggling. James Madison knew a new guiding document was needed. Once opposed to a Bill of Rights, it was Madison who would ultimately introduce the Bill of Rights in 1789. Why was Madison originally opposed to a Bill of Rights? What documents influenced him? Why were the Bill of Rights neces