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Is America’s Balance of Power Broken? How the Presidency, Congress, and Courts Are Colliding

Is America’s Balance of Power Broken? How the Presidency, Congress, and Courts Are Colliding

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 On this week's episode of Party Politics, hosts Brandon Rottinghaus and Jeronimo Cortina break down the balance of power in American government — then and now. Are checks and balances still doing their job? Is the judiciary truly independent, or too partisan? And just how far can presidential power go? A conversation about the shifting dynamics at the heart of our political system.TOPICS:Separation of powers then and nowThe modern political systemAre checks and balances working?Checking the powers of the president.Are the courts too partisan?Is the judiciary branch independent enough?Unilateral Presidential PowerIn addition to YouTube, Party Politics airs every Friday night at 8:00 p.m. CT on Houston Public Media TV-8 (PBS), or listen every Friday at 7:30 p.m. CT on News 88.7. The audio podcast is also available on Apple Podcasts (or wherever you get your podcasts).
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