A president may transfer power to the vice president if they are no longer capable of carrying out their official role. But there are many unanswered questions about this rarely used process.
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Two researchers viewed all the television series featuring a woman presidential figure, and a remarkably consistent pattern emerged: ambitious fictional female politicians ended up being bad leaders.
Do US attorneys general act in the public’s interest, or the interest of the president who appointed them?
The 2020 US election could set a record for ugliness and division. Two previous elections provide important context for what that division can mean.
Democratic presidential candidates share many ideas and opinions. What they don’t share, writes one historian, is the label ‘liberal.’
The State of the Union address, a traditional exercise for US presidents was marked this year by a great divergence on tone and words, showing the clear dictatorial style of the American leader.
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Associate Professor of Instruction, The University of Texas at Austin
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James S. Sherman Professor of Government, Hamilton College
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Foundation Professor of Law and Political Science, Arizona State University
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William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science, Amherst College
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Professor of Political Science, Trinity College
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Professor of American History, Università di Torino
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Associate Professor of Economics, Gonzaga University
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Professor Emeritus, Political Science, University of British Columbia