As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares for the opening of a new term, Gallup finds a slight majority of Americans — 54% — approving of the job the court is doing. This rating is similar to each of the past three years, but marks an improvement over the prior five […] Read more »
How does impeachment work?
For most jobs, it’s understood that you can be fired – whether for crime, incompetence, or just poor performance. But what if your job happens to be the most powerful position in the country – or the world? That’s where impeachment comes in. CONT. Alex Gendler, TED-Ed Read more »
Partisans’ Trust in Legislative Branch Has Shifted in Past Year
Democrats are significantly more trusting, and Republicans significantly less trusting, of the legislative branch of the federal government than they were a year ago. The percentage of Democrats who have a great deal or fair amount of trust has increased from 33% to 45%, while Republican trust has shown a […] Read more »
Americans’ Civics Knowledge Increases But Still Has a Long Way to Go
The past few years have seen contention between Congress and the president over budgets and immigration, disputes over the limits of executive power, contested confirmation hearings for two Supreme Court justices, and lawsuits involving members of Congress and the president. The good news is that amid all this, the American […] Read more »
The Gerrymandering Fight Moves To The States
In June, the Supreme Court ruled that federal courts would not decide cases on partisan gerrymandering. Now the legal battle has moved to the states. A North Carolina court panel ruled Tuesday that the state’s legislative maps violate the state’s constitution, ordering that they be redrawn within two weeks. In […] Read more »
Republicans Now Are More Open to the Idea of Expanding Presidential Power
Most Americans continue to say that it would be “too risky” to give the nation’s presidents more power, but the share expressing this opinion has declined since last year, with most of the change coming among Republicans. Currently, 66% of the public says “it would be too risky to give […] Read more »