Americans are clearly questioning whether the rule of law and our constitutional structure are built to withstand the pressures of the current political moment,” said the dean of Elon School of Law.

It addressed the worst fear of the new nation at that time (becoming another monarchy) by requiring three branches of government, and a system of checks and balances so that no one branch could ...

In our political system, checks and balances are the mechanisms that equitably distribute power. Checks and balances prevent any one institution or individual from exercising too much independent ...

To borrow an old joke from President Donald Trump's first term: Welcome to the resistance, bond traders. The financial professionals who buy and sell U.S. Treasury bonds for major investors on the ...

He also offered Wisconsin voters the chance to win $1 million checks for backing a petition against “activist judges,” in the context of the state’s recent Supreme Court race. In addition to ...

I don’t want to live under emergency rule. I don’t want to live where my representatives cannot speak for me and have a check and balance on power.” The Senate voted 51-48 to cancel the ...