Nia and Aughie discuss the legal and Constitutional answers to the question: Can President Trump rename the Department of Defense?
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Can He Do That? Sinking Venezuelan Boats
Aughie and Nia discuss the legal and Constitutional answers to the question: Can President Trump order the destruction of Venezuelan boats?
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Federalist 78
Aughie and Nia discuss the final Federalist Paper in this series, number 78. In this Federalist Paper, Alexander Hamilton tackles the appointment of judges and justices in the Judicial Branch of the proposed government. Brutus (likely Robert Yates) responds in Brutus papers 11, 12, and 15.
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Federalist 68
Nia and Aughie discuss Federalist Paper 68, the election of the President of the United States. Alexander Hamilton lays out the electoral college in Federalist 68. The response, Cato 4, was likely written by George Clinton.
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Federalist 51
Aughie and Nia discuss Federalist Paper 51, which lays out checks and balances in the proposed federal government. James Madison is the author of Federalist 51. Centinel 1, by Samuel Bryan, responds.
This podcast uses government documents to illuminate the workings of the American government, and offer context around the effects of government agencies in your everyday life.