At an NYU Law Forum on October 22, former government officials and constitutional law scholars examined the current state of ...

Checks and balances are essential to our representative democracy. Under our system of government, the legislative, executive ...

This is an editorial from KCRA 3 and 58. President Donald Trump has swiftly acted on his agenda with more than 60 executive orders since assuming office. Some of these actions have prompted lawsuits, ...

Our Founding Fathers were all about “checks and balances” because they understood human nature. Checks and balances are the reason our Constitution is the longest-lasting governing document in force ...

President Donald Trump has challenged our system of checks and balances. He shows little appreciation for Congress and the ...

We live in a fallen world. Because man has a corruptible heart, when he is given a position of authority, he tends to amass more and more power for himself. The father of the U.S. Constitution, James ...

The Constitution’s checks and balances are not dead yet. Many federal agencies have taken to imposing fines without a jury trial. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals just ruled that this violates the ...

FILE - A person holds a copy of the Constitution of the United States of America and Declaration of Independence at a May Day rally for the Rule of Law, May 1, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Gray, ...

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ATLANTA (AP) — It’s what one historian calls an “elaborate, clunky machine,” one that’s been fundamental to American democracy for more than two centuries. The principle of “checks and balances” is ...