The debate over whether NFL players should have to stand for the national anthem has been going on for over a year. It began when Colin Kaepernick refused to stand for the national anthem, and has led to more players, coaches, and staff following his lead. It has also led to intense debate in America...Read More

According to the U.S. Constitution, the government must conduct a decennial census to count all people living in the United States. The census statistics are then used to compute the congressional representation for each state. For many years, as the population of the U.S. grew at every census, so too did the size of the...Read More

Since being legislated in 2010, the Affordable Care Act, also known as “Obamacare,” has been a polarizing policy across partisan and ideological lines. Polls showed that a majority of American public opinion was against the law until the beginning of 2017. The trend reversed after Donald J. Trump’s presidency. According to the most recent data by...Read More

The United States has one of the lowest voter turnout rates among developed countries. In the 2012 presidential election, only about 55% of the voting age population cast a ballot. Voter turnout is even lower in midterm election years when the president is not up for reelection. Many journalists, pundits, and political science scholars have...Read More

The presidential candidate nomination system is not specified anywhere in the U.S. Constitution. Instead, the nomination process has evolved over time to the system we have today. This evolution has led to a somewhat complicated system for choosing the nominees, with each party and state developing their own rules and methods for selecting delegates. Party...Read More

The president leads the Executive Branch. He or she serves as both the head of state and the head of government for the U.S., as well as the commander-in-chief of the armed forces. Despite these impressive titles, the president has strict limits placed on his power and authority.  Read More

The Electoral College is a process, established by our founding fathers and laid out in the constitution. Often referred to as an “indirect election” process, the system was designed to provide equal footing for both densely populated states and smaller states during a presidential election. Read More