Explore the gradual decline of American democracy, from the Tea Party to the Trump era, and the role of false friends in this ...

America’s Long History of ‘Checks and Balances’ Is Being Tested ... His successor, Thomas Jefferson, and Secretary of State James Madison ignored them. William Marbury, an Adams justice ...

The foundational checks-and-balances fight: President John Adams ... His successor, Thomas Jefferson, and Secretary of State James Madison ignored them. William Marbury, an Adams justice ...

The foundational checks-and-balances fight: President John Adams made last-minute appointments before he left office in 1801. His successor, Thomas Jefferson, and Secretary of State James Madison ...