by Hazel Martello | Oct 23, 2020 | University of Chicago
The 25th amendment, allows for a sitting President’s powers to be suspended if they become unfit for office. Section 4, which can suspend Presidential power without the sitting President’s consent, has never been invoked. Section 4 has always been interpreted as...
by Niko Rodriguez | Oct 23, 2020 | University of Chicago
It is clear that increasing partisanship correlates with democratic erosion. Matthew Graham and Milan Svolik, in a candidate-choice experiment, found that US voters who identified with a certain party were more likely to choose a candidate from the same party in spite...
by Giacomo Ramos | Oct 23, 2020 | University of Chicago
Allying an anti-corruption and anti-communism discourse with a vague desire for change, Jair Messias Bolsonaro won the turbulent 2018 Brazilian presidential election, surpassing movements like #EleNão and #LulaLivre, which opposed Bolsonaro and demanded the release...
by Timmy Lee | Oct 23, 2020 | University of Chicago
On June 27, 2019, the US Supreme Court gave its ruling on two significant cases called Lamone v. Benisek and Rucho v. Common Cause. The reason why I am linking these two Supreme Court cases together is that they share two similarities: they revolve around the issue of...
by Samuel Riley | Oct 20, 2020 | Williams College
It is no secret to pro-democracy advocates and authoritarian rulers alike that an independent judiciary is a fundamental protection against authoritarian regression. Indeed, an independent judiciary provides vital checks on legislative and executive power, blocking...
