Abraham Lincoln famously referred to the American system as “government of the p
Abraham Lincoln famously referred to the American system as “government of the people, by the people, [and] for the people” (Gettysburg Address). Are “the people” capable of checking the president’s actions? (Here, “check” is used in the Constitutional sense – to limit, to constrain.) Consider the institutional design of the government, motives of elected officials, … Read more