Constitution
Voter ID: What Can States Constitutionally Require?
Can states require identification before allowing someone to vote? Part 3 of The Founding Standard’s election-law series examines voter-ID laws, the Supreme Court’s Crawford decision, election integrity, burdens on eligible voters and the constitutional limits on state authority.
Does the Constitution Guarantee the Right to Vote?
Does the Constitution actually guarantee Americans the right to vote? The answer requires more than reading the original 1787 document. Part 2 of The Founding Standard’s election-law series examines the constitutional amendments, Supreme Court decisions and federal laws that created the modern legal protection of voting.
Who Actually Controls American Elections: The States or the Federal Government?
Who actually controls American elections? The Constitution gives states broad authority to administer voting while giving Congress significant power over federal elections and protecting voters through constitutional amendments and federal law. Part 1 of The Founding Standard’s 2026 election-law series explains where those powers begin—and where they end.
Does the DSA Solve the Problem of Oligarchy—or Move the Power Somewhere Else?
DSA says it wants to end capitalist oligarchy, but its program would also make Congress substantially more powerful. What happens to checks and balances, term limits, judicial independence, and concentrated political power?
The DSA Platform and the Constitution: What Would Actually Change?
What would the Democratic Socialists of America’s platform actually change? An evidence-based examination of DSA proposals involving the Constitution, Supreme Court, presidency, Senate, Electoral College, policing, immigration, defense, and public ownership.
Was America Founded as a Christian Nation? What the Historical Record Actually Shows
Was America really founded as a Christian nation? An evidence-based examination of the Constitution, Founders, state churches, First Amendment, Treaty of Tripoli, and Christianity’s role in early America.
Who Really Has the Final Say: Congress, the President, or the Supreme Court?
The Constitution does not place one branch permanently above the others. Instead, it creates a system in which Congress writes laws, the president executes them, courts interpret them, and each branch possesses tools that can restrain the others. Americans often talk about the federal government as though one institution must ultimately be in charge. Congress…
How Does the Constitution Treat Sharia Law in America?
Is Sharia law protected by the Constitution or unconstitutional? An evidence-based examination of Islamic religious freedom, the First Amendment, American courts, contracts, and constitutional
What Does the Constitution Actually Say About the Separation of Church and State?
The phrase “separation of church and state” does not appear in the Constitution. But the Constitution does establish important limits on government involvement with religion—and equally important protections for religious exercise. Few phrases in American politics are invoked as confidently—or interpreted as differently—as “the separation of church and state.” For some Americans, the phrase means religion…
How Much Power Should the President Have?
The Constitution created a strong executive—but not an unlimited one. The harder question is where presidential authority ends and the powers of Congress and the courts begin. Few political questions expose American partisan inconsistency as clearly as presidential power. When a president pursues policies we support, decisive executive action can look like leadership. When a…